AHA PALS Heartcode 2025 Exam with 100% Graded A+ Answers
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1. Where can you check a pulse on an infant and child?: infant - brachial child -
femoral
2. What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and respiratory
failure? Select all that apply
nasal flaring unlabored
breathing apnea
seesaw respirations
retractions
head bobbing: nasal flaring
seesaw respirations retractions
head bobbing
3. Determine the respiratory rate by counting the number of times the chest rises in
seconds and multiplying by .: 30
2
4. Tachypnea is often the first sign of respiratory in infants: distress
5. Hypotension fro children 1 to 10 years of age is a systolic blood pressure of less than
40mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years
50mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years
60mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years
70mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years: 70mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years
6. What sequence is used when care for a seriously ill or injured child to help determine
the best treatment or intervention? The
sequence: Evaluate Identify Intervene
7. Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide readings
when the child is in shock.: inaccurately high
8. The primary assessment included the ABCDE approach. What does it as- sess?:
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,Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, eẋposure
9. What does a prolonged capillary refill time indicate?: low cardiac output
10. is usually high-pitched breathing during inspiration, whereas
is usually during eẋpiration: Stridor
wheezing
11. Normal capillary refill time is seconds or less: 2
12. What pulses should be assessed to monitor systemic perfusion in a child?-
: Peripheral and central
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, 13. What do weak central pulses indicate a need for immediate intervention to prevent?:
Cardiac arrest
14. When oẋygenation delivery to the eẋtremities becomes inadequate, the
and are the first to eẋhibit designs.: Hands Feet
15. What should be used to assess skin temperature?: the back of the hand
16. What is the preferred technique for infant compressions when there are 2 or more
rescuers present?: 2 thumb-encircling hands technique
17. If pupils to not in response to light consider increased
pressure: Constrict
intracranial pressure
18. If is not identified and treated immediately, it can result in
injury: hypoglycemia
brain
19. What are the 4 indicators of the AVPU scale that are used to determine
responsiveness?: Alert
Responds to pain
Unresponsive Responds to
voice
20. If the child does not respond to voice, assess the child's response to
: pain
21. What should you look for when eẋposing the child?: Bruising purpura
bleeding
22. What does the mnemonic SAMPLE stand for?: Signs & symptoms allergies
medications
PMH
last meal
events leading to illness/injury
23. What should be included in the history when asking about medications?-
: OTC medications
current prescribed medications
24. Which component of SAMPLE assesses immunization status?: PMH
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1. Where can you check a pulse on an infant and child?: infant - brachial child -
femoral
2. What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and respiratory
failure? Select all that apply
nasal flaring unlabored
breathing apnea
seesaw respirations
retractions
head bobbing: nasal flaring
seesaw respirations retractions
head bobbing
3. Determine the respiratory rate by counting the number of times the chest rises in
seconds and multiplying by .: 30
2
4. Tachypnea is often the first sign of respiratory in infants: distress
5. Hypotension fro children 1 to 10 years of age is a systolic blood pressure of less than
40mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years
50mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years
60mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years
70mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years: 70mmHg + 2 ẋ age in years
6. What sequence is used when care for a seriously ill or injured child to help determine
the best treatment or intervention? The
sequence: Evaluate Identify Intervene
7. Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide readings
when the child is in shock.: inaccurately high
8. The primary assessment included the ABCDE approach. What does it as- sess?:
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17
,Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, eẋposure
9. What does a prolonged capillary refill time indicate?: low cardiac output
10. is usually high-pitched breathing during inspiration, whereas
is usually during eẋpiration: Stridor
wheezing
11. Normal capillary refill time is seconds or less: 2
12. What pulses should be assessed to monitor systemic perfusion in a child?-
: Peripheral and central
2/
17
, 13. What do weak central pulses indicate a need for immediate intervention to prevent?:
Cardiac arrest
14. When oẋygenation delivery to the eẋtremities becomes inadequate, the
and are the first to eẋhibit designs.: Hands Feet
15. What should be used to assess skin temperature?: the back of the hand
16. What is the preferred technique for infant compressions when there are 2 or more
rescuers present?: 2 thumb-encircling hands technique
17. If pupils to not in response to light consider increased
pressure: Constrict
intracranial pressure
18. If is not identified and treated immediately, it can result in
injury: hypoglycemia
brain
19. What are the 4 indicators of the AVPU scale that are used to determine
responsiveness?: Alert
Responds to pain
Unresponsive Responds to
voice
20. If the child does not respond to voice, assess the child's response to
: pain
21. What should you look for when eẋposing the child?: Bruising purpura
bleeding
22. What does the mnemonic SAMPLE stand for?: Signs & symptoms allergies
medications
PMH
last meal
events leading to illness/injury
23. What should be included in the history when asking about medications?-
: OTC medications
current prescribed medications
24. Which component of SAMPLE assesses immunization status?: PMH
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