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artery is easily palpable in infants and young children.
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A clear sign of upper airway obstruction is:
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In small children, a rescue breath should be given:
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A 5-year-old child in supraventricular tachycardia has adequate pulses with the rhythm.
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Supplemental oxygen is in place and vital signs are stable except for the elevated heart rate. The
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most appropriate next intervention for this child is:
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✓ Vagal Maneuvers b
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✓ *Rationale:* Vagal maneuvers are a reasonable first intervention for supraventricular
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b tachycardia in a hemodynamically stable patient, as this child is.
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A child has an advanced airway in place during cardiac arrest. How frequently should ventilations
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✓ Every 6-8 Seconds b b
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✓ 8-10 BPM b
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✓ *Rationale:* The latest AHA guidelines recommend one ventilation every six seconds, or 10
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b per minute, when an advanced airway is in place.
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You are using a bag-valve mask to resuscitate an infant, while another rescuer is performing chest
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compressions. What is the correct ratio of chest compressions to ventilations?
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✓ 15 chest compressions to 2 ventilations
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✓ b
✓ *Rationale:* The AHA suggests that during a pediatric resuscitation with two or more
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b rescuers present, the correct ratio of chest compressions to ventilations is 15:2.
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You are alone performing infant CPR. What is the correct ratio of chest compressions to ventilations?
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✓ 30 chest compressions to 2 ventilations
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✓ b
✓ *Rationale:* The AHA suggests that during a pediatric resuscitation with only one rescuer
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b present, the correct ratio of chest compressions to ventilations is 30:2.
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A 7 month old appears to be unconscious and not breathing. You check for a pulse at the
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artery.
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✓ Brachial
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✓ *Rationale:* Rescuers should use the brachial artery in the upper arm to check for a pulse. The
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artery is easily palpable in infants and young children.
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A clear sign of upper airway obstruction is:
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✓ A "whistling" sound during breathing
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✓ b
✓ *Rationale:* A "whistling" sound during breathing usually indicates *stridor.* Crying b b b b b b b b b
b suggests full lung function, as does breath sounds in all lung fields. Decreased inspiratory
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b effort is a non-specific sign, but may reflect a central process (i.e. consequence of head
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b trauma).
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✓ Respiratory arrest b
✓ b
✓ *Rationale:* Respiratory distress, failure, and arrest are the most common conditions b b b b b b b b b b
b prompting PALS care. In fact, most cases of pediatric cardiac arrest are preceded by
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b respiratory issues. b
In small children, a rescue breath should be given:
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✓ Over one second b b
✓ b
✓ *Rationale:* Rescue breaths and ventilations should be delivered over one second, b b b b b b b b b b
b regardless of the patient's age. b b b b
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