PEPP ALS Pretest Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Which of the following is not a component of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle?
Verbal Response
A provider would expect a 4-month-old to demonstrate which of the following traits?
Make eye contact
The most effective way to begin a physical examination of a toddler is to start at his or
her
Toes
On arrival you find a 7-year-old boy experiencing respiratory distress, wheezing,
stridor, facial edema, and hives. you suspect that the patient has a(n):_____
Anaphylactic reaction
Which of the following patients do you suspect to have croup?
14-month-old with cold symptoms, stridor, and low-grade fever
For a child with croup and stridor, if an ALS ambulance does not carry racemic
epinephrine, you can use epinephrine 1:1,000 because:
It has the same effect
What is the most common respiratory disorder in children?
Asthma
, A child has a history of asthma, as well as an allergy to peanuts. This child if now
wheezing, and it is unclear is the child was exposed to nuts. Administration of albuterol
via a nebulizer is appropriate.
True
According to the Pediatric Assessment Triangle, what suggests circulatory compromise?
Peripheral and central cyanosis
A 14-year-old boy dives into a lake while boating and hits his head on the boat when he
ascends. He gets into the boat and complains of a headache. At the dock 15 minutes
later, he passes out. On your arrival he is unresponsive, but breathing, and his heart
rate is 48. Which of the following additional vital signs would be consistent with
bradycardia due to a head injury?
BP 140/90, irregular respiratory rate of 6
You are at a pediatric cardiac arrest call for a 7 year old. CPR has been on-going for 6
minutes, with two defibrillation attempts, and IO epinephrine. On the next rhythm
check, VF persists, so another shock is administered as 4 J/kg. During the next cycle of
CPR, this patient should receive which of the following?
Amiodarone IO
In young Children (less than 8 years of age), chest compressions must be done at a rate
of 100 beats per minute and a depth of ____ inches.
2
Identify which of the following patients is having an absence seizure.
A 12-year-old with no abnormal movements who does not respond to verbal commands.
Correct Answers
Which of the following is not a component of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle?
Verbal Response
A provider would expect a 4-month-old to demonstrate which of the following traits?
Make eye contact
The most effective way to begin a physical examination of a toddler is to start at his or
her
Toes
On arrival you find a 7-year-old boy experiencing respiratory distress, wheezing,
stridor, facial edema, and hives. you suspect that the patient has a(n):_____
Anaphylactic reaction
Which of the following patients do you suspect to have croup?
14-month-old with cold symptoms, stridor, and low-grade fever
For a child with croup and stridor, if an ALS ambulance does not carry racemic
epinephrine, you can use epinephrine 1:1,000 because:
It has the same effect
What is the most common respiratory disorder in children?
Asthma
, A child has a history of asthma, as well as an allergy to peanuts. This child if now
wheezing, and it is unclear is the child was exposed to nuts. Administration of albuterol
via a nebulizer is appropriate.
True
According to the Pediatric Assessment Triangle, what suggests circulatory compromise?
Peripheral and central cyanosis
A 14-year-old boy dives into a lake while boating and hits his head on the boat when he
ascends. He gets into the boat and complains of a headache. At the dock 15 minutes
later, he passes out. On your arrival he is unresponsive, but breathing, and his heart
rate is 48. Which of the following additional vital signs would be consistent with
bradycardia due to a head injury?
BP 140/90, irregular respiratory rate of 6
You are at a pediatric cardiac arrest call for a 7 year old. CPR has been on-going for 6
minutes, with two defibrillation attempts, and IO epinephrine. On the next rhythm
check, VF persists, so another shock is administered as 4 J/kg. During the next cycle of
CPR, this patient should receive which of the following?
Amiodarone IO
In young Children (less than 8 years of age), chest compressions must be done at a rate
of 100 beats per minute and a depth of ____ inches.
2
Identify which of the following patients is having an absence seizure.
A 12-year-old with no abnormal movements who does not respond to verbal commands.
