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AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support Exam / PALS Exam (answered)-A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infant's pulse. Which is the max time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infant's pulse before starting CPR? - 10 secs A 4 yr old child is brought to the emergency department for seizures. The seizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irregular respirations. Which condition is consistent with your assessment? - Disordered control of breathing An 8 yr old is brought to the emergency department with a 2 day hx of lethargy and polyuria. The child has new-onset rapid, deep and labored breathing. Which diagnostic test should you order first? - Blood glucose After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8 yr old boy with a hx of seizures is now unresponsive to painful stimulation. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His oxygen sat is 94% on 2L via NC. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally. Which action should you take next? - Repositiion the patient and insert an oral airway. After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8 yr old boy with a hx of seizures is now unresponsive to painful stimulation. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His oxygen sat is 94% on 2L via NC. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally. If the patient continues to deteriorate after your initial intervention, which next step is most appropriate? - Provide BVM respirations A 6 yr old child is found unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. One healthcare worker leaves to activate the emergency response system and get the resuscitation equipment. you and another healthcare provider immediately begin performing CPR. Which compression-to-ventilation ratio do you use? - 15:2 In postresusitation management after cardiac arrest, extra care should be taken to avoid reperfusion injury. What should the ideal oxygen saturation range most likely be? - 94%-99% A 3 yr old child is in cardiac arrest, and high-quality CPR is in progress. You are the team leader. The first rhythm check reveals the rhythm shown here. (V-Fib) Defibrillation is attempted with a shock dose of 2 J/kg. After administration of the shock, what should you say to your team members? - Resume Compressions A 4 yr old child in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency dept. by ambulance. High-quality CPR is being perform

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1. 10 seconds: A 6 month old infant is unresponsive.You begin checking for breath-


ing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time


you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate


the infants pulse before starting CPR?


2. Disordered Control of Breathing: A 4 year old child is brought to the emergency


department for seizures. The seizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child


continues to have slow and irregular respirations.Which condition is most consistent


with your assessment?



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3. blood glucose: An 8 year old child is brought to the emergency department


witha 2 day history of lethargy and polyuria. The child has new onset rapid, deep,


and labored breathing. Which diagnostic test should you order first?


4. Reposition the patient, and insert an oral airway: After rectal administration of


diazepam, an 8 year old boy with a history of seizures is no unresponsive to painful


stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His Oxygen saturation is


94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise


and poor air entry bilaterally. What action should you take next?


5. Provide bag mask ventilation: After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8


year old boy with a history of seizures is no unresponsive to painful stimuli. His


respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His Oxygen saturation is 94% on 2L of


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NC oxygen. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and poor air


entry bilaterally. After repositioning the patient and you insert an Oral airway, the


patient continues to deteriorate. What next step is the most appropriate?


6. 15:2: A 6 year old child is found unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse.


one health care worker leaves to activate the emergency response system and get


the resuscitation equipment. You and another healthcare provider immediatly


beginCPR. Which compression to ventilation ratio do you use?


7. 94%-99%: In post resuscitation management after cardiac arrest, extra care


should be taken to avoid repercussion injury. what should the ideal oxygen saturation


range most likely be?


8. "resume compressions": A 3 year old child is in cardiac arrest, and high quality


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