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American Heart Association (AHA) PALS
Certification Exam 2026/2027 | Complete Exam
Review | Practice Questions, Answer Rationales &
Pediatric Emergency Care Certification
Steps of the primary assessment? Meaning?
ABCDE
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure
How to open an airway?
Head tilt-chin lift and jaw thrust
How to assess airway?
Make sure its clear, open, and unobstructed
What is an indication the airway is intact?
Pt can talk
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How to assess breathing?
Listen for breaths
How to assess circulation?
Pulse check
Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
1) Surveillance and prevention
2) Recognitions of cardiac emergency and activation of response system
3) Early high-quality CPR
4) PALS
5) Integrated post-cardiac care
6) recovery
Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
1) prevention
2) Recognitions of cardiac emergency and activation of response system
3) 3) Early high-quality CPR
4) PALS
5) Integrated post-cardiac care
6) recovery
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What should be performed before CPR in peds pts who have cardiac arrest due to drowning?
2 initial ventilations
CPR compression rate children? Infants?
100-120 compressions/min for both
Peds BLS compression depth?
2 in for children
1.5 in for infants
How much air should be delivered during ventilations?
Just enough volume to make the chest begin to rise
How long should a ventilation last?
~ 1 sec
How often should compressors rotate?
Every 2 mins or sooner if fatigued
Chest compression fraction (CCF) goal?
80%
American Heart Association (AHA) PALS
Certification Exam 2026/2027 | Complete Exam
Review | Practice Questions, Answer Rationales &
Pediatric Emergency Care Certification
Steps of the primary assessment? Meaning?
ABCDE
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure
How to open an airway?
Head tilt-chin lift and jaw thrust
How to assess airway?
Make sure its clear, open, and unobstructed
What is an indication the airway is intact?
Pt can talk
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How to assess breathing?
Listen for breaths
How to assess circulation?
Pulse check
Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
1) Surveillance and prevention
2) Recognitions of cardiac emergency and activation of response system
3) Early high-quality CPR
4) PALS
5) Integrated post-cardiac care
6) recovery
Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
1) prevention
2) Recognitions of cardiac emergency and activation of response system
3) 3) Early high-quality CPR
4) PALS
5) Integrated post-cardiac care
6) recovery
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What should be performed before CPR in peds pts who have cardiac arrest due to drowning?
2 initial ventilations
CPR compression rate children? Infants?
100-120 compressions/min for both
Peds BLS compression depth?
2 in for children
1.5 in for infants
How much air should be delivered during ventilations?
Just enough volume to make the chest begin to rise
How long should a ventilation last?
~ 1 sec
How often should compressors rotate?
Every 2 mins or sooner if fatigued
Chest compression fraction (CCF) goal?
80%
