2020 PALS EXAM A WITH GRADE A ANSWERS

2020 PALS EXAM A WITH GRADE A
ANSWERS




InCwhichCofCtheCfollowingCsituationsCmayCIOCaccessCbeCused?

A.CAnCextremityCwithCsignsCofCinfection
B.CAnCextremityCwithCaCsignCofCaCcrushCinjury
C.CAnCextremityCwithCaCpreviousCunsuccessfulCIOCattempt
D.CAnCextremityCwithCslowCaCcapillaryCrefillCtimeC-CcorrectCanswer-
D.CAnCextremityCwithCslowCaCcapillaryCrefillCtime

AC2CweekColdCinfantCisCbeingCevaluatedCforCirritabilityCandCpoorCfeeding.CHisCBPCisC55/4
0CmmHg,CandCcapCrefillCtimeCisC5Cseconds.CWhichCstatementCbestCdescribesCyourCasse
ssmentCofCthisCinfantsCBP?

A.CItCrepresentsCcompensatedCshock
B.CItCisChypertensive
C.CItCisCHypotensive
D.CItCisCnormalC-CcorrectCanswer-C.CItCisCHypotensive

YouCareCcaringCforCpatientsCinCtheCemergencyCdepartment.CWhichC2CyearColdCchildCreq
uiresCimmediateCintervention?

A.CACchildCwhoCisCgrunting
B.CACchildCwithCanCSp02CofC95%ConCroomCair
C.CACchildCwithCaCsystolicCbloodCpressureCofC92CmmCHg
D.CACchildCwithCaCtemperatureCofC37.4CCC(99.3CF)C-CcorrectCanswer-
A.CACchildCwhoCisCgrunting

AC3CyearColdCchildCisChavingCdifficultyCbreathing.CWhichCfindingCwouldCmostClikelyCleadC
youCtoCsuspectCanCupperCairwayCobstructionCinCthisCchild?

A.CExpiratoryCbreathCsounds
B.CDecreasedCexpiratoryCeffort

, C.CIncreasedCinspiratoryCeffortCwithCretractions
D.CNormalCinspiratoryCsoundsC-CcorrectCanswer-
C.CIncreasedCinspiratoryCeffortCwithCretractions

ACteamCmemberCisCunableCtoCperformCanCassignedCtaskCbecauseCitCisCbeyondCtheCtea
mCmembersCscopeCofCpractice.CWhichCactionCshouldCtheCteamCmemberCtake?

A.CAskCforCaCnewCtaskCorCrole
B.CRefuseCtoCperformCtheCtask
C.CDoCitCanyway
D.CSeekCexpertCconsultationC-CcorrectCanswer-A.CAskCforCaCnewCtaskCorCrole

YouCareCtheCteamCleaderCduringCaCpediatricCresuscitationCattempt.CwhichCactionCisCanC
elementCofChighCqualityCCPR?

A.CProvidingCaCcompressionCdepthCofConeCfourthCtheCdepthCofCtheCchest
B.CProvidingCaCcompressionCrateCofC80CtoC100/min
C.CAllowingCcompleteCchestCwallCrecoilCafterCeachCcompression
D.CPerformingCpulseCchecksCeveryCminuteC-CcorrectCanswer-
C.CAllowingCcompleteCchestCwallCrecoilCafterCeachCcompression

AnC8CyearColdCchildCisCbroughtCtoCtheCEDCbyChisCmotherCforCdifficultyCbreathing.CHeChas
CaChistoryCofCasthmaCandCnutCallergies.CHe'sCmotherCtellsCyouCthatCheCrecentlyCateCaCco

okieCatCaCfamilyCpicnic.CWhichCconditionCisCmostClikelyCtoCbeCpresentCinCthisCchild?

A.CDisorderedCcontrolCofCbreathing
B.CHypovolemicCshock
C.CLungCtissueCdisease
D.CupperCairwayCobstructionC-CcorrectCanswer-D.CupperCairwayCobstruction

AnC8CyearColdCchildCisCbroughtCtoCtheCEDCbyCambulanceCafterCbeingCinvolvedCinCaCMVC
.CWhichCfindingCwouldCsuggestCthatCimmediateCinterventionCisCneeded?

A.CDecreasedClevelCofCconsciousness
B.CSystolicCbloodCpressureCofC106CmmCHg
C.CTemperatureCofC38.1CCC(100.5CF)
D.CWarm,CmoistCskinC-CcorrectCanswer-A.CDecreasedClevelCofCconsciousness

AC6CyearColdCchildCisCfoundCunresponsive,CnotCbreathing,CandCwithoutCaCpulse.ConeChe
althCcareCworkerCleavesCtoCactivateCtheCemergencyCresponseCsystemCandCgetCtheCresu
scitationCequipment.CYouCandCanotherChealthcareCproviderCimmediatlyCbeginCCPR.CW
hichCcompressionCtoCventilationCratioCdoCyouCuse?

A.C15:1
B.C30:1
C.C15:2
D.C30:2C-CcorrectCanswer-C.C15:2

AC3CyearColdCchildCisCinCcardiacCarrest,CandChighCqualityCCPRCisCinCprogress.CYouCareCt
heCteamCleader.CTheCfirstCrhythmCcheckCrevealsCtheCrhythmCshownChere.CDefibrillationC