PALS Cardiac Arrest and Post-Cardiac Arrest
Care
As Sophia is being weaned, all sedation has been turned off, but when she was
checked she was unresponsive. Which of the following should Jeremy do
immediately after checking for responsiveness?
Assess for respiratory effort
Check for central pulse
After determining that the infant is not breathing and does not have a central
pulse, which of the following should the nurses start immediately?
Perform high-quality CPR
Provide ventilations with high flow 100% O2 via BVM.
The cardiac monitor reveals the patient's rhythm is asystole. In addition to
high-quality CPR, which of the following should be included as soon as possible
in the treatment?
Administer epinephrine
Sophia's weight is 8 kg. Which of the following doses of epinephrine IV/IO should
Marco administer to Sophia?
0.08 mg
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Joanne knows that adequacy of the compressions can be assessed by
monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) levels and which of the following?
Presence of a palpable central pulse with each compression
Arterial waveform or arterial blood pressure in patients with arterial catheters
The team knows it is appropriate to give a second dose of epinephrine at what
time interval?
3-5 minutes
Care
As Sophia is being weaned, all sedation has been turned off, but when she was
checked she was unresponsive. Which of the following should Jeremy do
immediately after checking for responsiveness?
Assess for respiratory effort
Check for central pulse
After determining that the infant is not breathing and does not have a central
pulse, which of the following should the nurses start immediately?
Perform high-quality CPR
Provide ventilations with high flow 100% O2 via BVM.
The cardiac monitor reveals the patient's rhythm is asystole. In addition to
high-quality CPR, which of the following should be included as soon as possible
in the treatment?
Administer epinephrine
Sophia's weight is 8 kg. Which of the following doses of epinephrine IV/IO should
Marco administer to Sophia?
0.08 mg
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Joanne knows that adequacy of the compressions can be assessed by
monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) levels and which of the following?
Presence of a palpable central pulse with each compression
Arterial waveform or arterial blood pressure in patients with arterial catheters
The team knows it is appropriate to give a second dose of epinephrine at what
time interval?
3-5 minutes
