PEPP Practice Test Questions with Verified
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A 5 y/o boy has wheezing and looks uncomfortable. What is the appropriate Tx?
O2
What is the correct way to safely transport a child in the ambulance?
In an age appropriate car seat secured to the stretcher with 2 straps
A 3 y/o boy has been seizing for approximately 2 minutes. What is the first priority for
Tx?
Suction the airway
A 9 y/o boy is screaming and crying after falling into a backyard bonfire. He has full
and partial thickness burns on his arms and legs, his hair and eyebrows are singed. His
vitals are as follows: HR 140, BP 101/70, RR 36. What would an appropriate first Tx?
O2
A 10 y/o is riding her bike and falls off w/o wearing a helmet. She is confused and has
vomited twice. What is the appropriate Tx:
Suction airway
High pitched expiratory sound is:
wheezing
What is one of the 1st signs of compensated shock in children:
Tachycardia
, A 9 y/o looks uncomfortable with accessory muscle use and moderate trouble breathing.
What position should you transport him in?
Position of comfort
Your patient is a 13 year old boy with autism. His is being aggressive at school, throws a
chair at a teacher and bites another student. You and your partner arrive, what is your
1st course of action
Talk to the child directly
Newborn comes out with blue extremities but is breathing and has a heartbeat. What is
your first action?
Dry and swaddle the baby
When is activated charcoal contraindicated?
Altered LOC
What is the appropriate method for giving adequate ventilation to a child?
Just enough to get chest rise
A 3 y/o boy has been sick for 3 days. He has been experiencing nausea and diarrhea that
has become progressively worse. He is semi-responsive with pale and diaphoretic skin.
It is difficult to obtain a BP. What type of shock is this pt experiencing?
Hypovolemic shock
A 4 y/o was in motor vehicle accident. He is lying on the ground and moaning. But
doesn't appear to have any injuries. What is the most appropriate first action?
Apply a C-collar
Correct Answers
A 5 y/o boy has wheezing and looks uncomfortable. What is the appropriate Tx?
O2
What is the correct way to safely transport a child in the ambulance?
In an age appropriate car seat secured to the stretcher with 2 straps
A 3 y/o boy has been seizing for approximately 2 minutes. What is the first priority for
Tx?
Suction the airway
A 9 y/o boy is screaming and crying after falling into a backyard bonfire. He has full
and partial thickness burns on his arms and legs, his hair and eyebrows are singed. His
vitals are as follows: HR 140, BP 101/70, RR 36. What would an appropriate first Tx?
O2
A 10 y/o is riding her bike and falls off w/o wearing a helmet. She is confused and has
vomited twice. What is the appropriate Tx:
Suction airway
High pitched expiratory sound is:
wheezing
What is one of the 1st signs of compensated shock in children:
Tachycardia
, A 9 y/o looks uncomfortable with accessory muscle use and moderate trouble breathing.
What position should you transport him in?
Position of comfort
Your patient is a 13 year old boy with autism. His is being aggressive at school, throws a
chair at a teacher and bites another student. You and your partner arrive, what is your
1st course of action
Talk to the child directly
Newborn comes out with blue extremities but is breathing and has a heartbeat. What is
your first action?
Dry and swaddle the baby
When is activated charcoal contraindicated?
Altered LOC
What is the appropriate method for giving adequate ventilation to a child?
Just enough to get chest rise
A 3 y/o boy has been sick for 3 days. He has been experiencing nausea and diarrhea that
has become progressively worse. He is semi-responsive with pale and diaphoretic skin.
It is difficult to obtain a BP. What type of shock is this pt experiencing?
Hypovolemic shock
A 4 y/o was in motor vehicle accident. He is lying on the ground and moaning. But
doesn't appear to have any injuries. What is the most appropriate first action?
Apply a C-collar
