PALS (100% correct answers)

How long should assessing for breathing and a pulse take? A) no longer than 20 seconds B) no longer than 10 seconds C) no longer than 15 seconds D) no longer than 5 seconds correct answers B) no longer than 10 seconds What should you do to check for breathing? A) look for chest rise and fall B) place your hand on the chest C) look at the nose to check for nasal flaring D) listen for lung sounds correct answers A) look for chest rise and fall Where do you check a pulse on an infant and child? correct answers Infant: brachial Child: femoral or carotid If the child does not have normal breathing and a pulse of 64 bpm is present, you will need to: A) begin CPR B) monitor C) provide rescue breathing correct answers C) provide rescue breathing For an unwitnessed cardiac arrest, what should you do after determining unresponsiveness and there is no breathing and no pulse? A) shout for help B) perform high quality CPR for 2 minutes C) provide rescue breaths D) activate the emergency response system correct answers B) perform high quality CPR for 2 minutes