PALS PRETEST ACTUAL TEST PAPER
COMPLETE ANSWER GUIDE GUARANTEED
TO PASS REVIEW MATERIAL
⩥ take no more than _____ seconds to check for breathing and pulse
Answer: 10
⩥ The appropriate rate for compressions for children is 100 to 120. What
is the correct depth for children?
Answer: approximately 2 inches (one third AP diameter)
⩥ If the AED indicates no shock advised, what should be the next
action?
Answer: start chest compressions
⩥ What should you do to check for breathing?
Answer: Look for chest rise and fall
⩥ What is the preferred technique for infant compressions when there
are 2 or more rescuers present?
Answer: 2 thumb-encircling hands technique
,⩥ Evaluate components
Answer: primary assessment
secondary assessment
diagnostic assessment
⩥ Primary Assessment
Answer: a rapid hands on ABCDE approach to evaluate respiratory,
cardiac, and neurologic function, includes assessment of vital signs and
pulse oximetry
⩥ secondary assessment
Answer: a focused medical history and a focused physical exam
⩥ diagnostic assessments
Answer: lab, radiographic, and other advanced tests that help identify
the child's
⩥ What does PAT stand for?
Answer: Pediatric Assessment Triangle
⩥ ABC's of Pediatric assessment triangle
Answer: A- appearance
,TICLS(tone, interactiveness, consolability, look/gaze, speech/cry)
B- breathing
C- circulation (color_
⩥ In the primary assessment, how should you open the airway of a child
who is not suspected of having a cervical spine injury
Answer: with a head tilt chin lift
⩥ How is the airway assessed?
Answer: Determining if the airway is open/patent
⩥ What is a characteristic of normal chest rise?
Answer: symmetrical during inspiration
⩥ Stridor sound
Answer: coarse, usually higher pitched breathing sound typically heard
on inspiration, though you may hear it during both inspiration and
expiration
it is a sign of upper airway obstruction and may indicate that the
obstruction is critical and requires immediate intervention
, ⩥ Snoring and gurgling are a result of ______ airway obstruction
Answer: upper
⩥ conditions that _______ air resistance lead to increased respiratory
_______
Answer: increase
effort
⩥ AVPU pediatric response scale
Answer: Alert (awake, active), Voice (Childs responce to voice) Painful
(response to pain) Unresponsive
⩥ When is the Pediatric assessment triangle performed to make an initial
assessment?
Answer: During the "from the doorway" observation
⩥ What does SAMPLE stand for? in secondary assessment
Answer: Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical
history, last meal, events lead to current state.
⩥ What should you look for when exposing the child?
COMPLETE ANSWER GUIDE GUARANTEED
TO PASS REVIEW MATERIAL
⩥ take no more than _____ seconds to check for breathing and pulse
Answer: 10
⩥ The appropriate rate for compressions for children is 100 to 120. What
is the correct depth for children?
Answer: approximately 2 inches (one third AP diameter)
⩥ If the AED indicates no shock advised, what should be the next
action?
Answer: start chest compressions
⩥ What should you do to check for breathing?
Answer: Look for chest rise and fall
⩥ What is the preferred technique for infant compressions when there
are 2 or more rescuers present?
Answer: 2 thumb-encircling hands technique
,⩥ Evaluate components
Answer: primary assessment
secondary assessment
diagnostic assessment
⩥ Primary Assessment
Answer: a rapid hands on ABCDE approach to evaluate respiratory,
cardiac, and neurologic function, includes assessment of vital signs and
pulse oximetry
⩥ secondary assessment
Answer: a focused medical history and a focused physical exam
⩥ diagnostic assessments
Answer: lab, radiographic, and other advanced tests that help identify
the child's
⩥ What does PAT stand for?
Answer: Pediatric Assessment Triangle
⩥ ABC's of Pediatric assessment triangle
Answer: A- appearance
,TICLS(tone, interactiveness, consolability, look/gaze, speech/cry)
B- breathing
C- circulation (color_
⩥ In the primary assessment, how should you open the airway of a child
who is not suspected of having a cervical spine injury
Answer: with a head tilt chin lift
⩥ How is the airway assessed?
Answer: Determining if the airway is open/patent
⩥ What is a characteristic of normal chest rise?
Answer: symmetrical during inspiration
⩥ Stridor sound
Answer: coarse, usually higher pitched breathing sound typically heard
on inspiration, though you may hear it during both inspiration and
expiration
it is a sign of upper airway obstruction and may indicate that the
obstruction is critical and requires immediate intervention
, ⩥ Snoring and gurgling are a result of ______ airway obstruction
Answer: upper
⩥ conditions that _______ air resistance lead to increased respiratory
_______
Answer: increase
effort
⩥ AVPU pediatric response scale
Answer: Alert (awake, active), Voice (Childs responce to voice) Painful
(response to pain) Unresponsive
⩥ When is the Pediatric assessment triangle performed to make an initial
assessment?
Answer: During the "from the doorway" observation
⩥ What does SAMPLE stand for? in secondary assessment
Answer: Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical
history, last meal, events lead to current state.
⩥ What should you look for when exposing the child?
