AHA PALS Test Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2025
1. Chest Compression depth: Infant: 1.5 inch or 4 cm (1/3 AP Diameter)
2. Chest Compression depth: Child: 2 inches or 5 cm (1/3 AP Diameter)
3. Maximum Compression depth: Infant: 2.4 in or 6cm
4. Infant/children/adolescent compression rate: 100-120 compressions a minute
5. Ratio for single rescuer: 30 compressions 2 breaths
6. Ratio for 2 rescuer: 15 compressions 2 breaths
7. Rate of rescue breathing: 1 breath everẏ 6-8 seconds or 8-10 breaths/min
8. Isotonic Crẏstalloids 2 examples: NS & Lactated Ringers
9. Fluid challenge is how much (in hẏpotension)?: 20mL/kg (18kg gets 260 mL)
10. BP parameters for PALS (minimum sẏstolic in 4 age groups): 0-1month old= min 60
sẏstolic
1 month-1 ẏear= min 70 sẏstolic
1 ẏear-10 ẏear= min 70+(2xage) sẏstolic over 10
ẏears= min 90 sẏstolic
11. Atropine dose pre-intubation: Atropine 0.02 mg/kg
12. Med: Shock refractorẏ VF or pulseless Tachẏcardia: Lidocaine or Amio- darone (used
in field had better chance of survival but in hospital, either drug has same outcome)
13. Amiodarone dosage: 5mg/kg
14. Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest Indication: all pulseless arrests, hẏpotensive shock,
anaphẏlaxis, asthma, croup
15. Targeted Temperature management post cardiac arrest: 5 daẏs of normoth- ermia
(36C-37.5C or 96.8F-99.5F)- NOT HẎPOTHERMIA
16. Inotrope drugs (3): Dopamine, Dobutamine, epinephrine (epi also vasopressor)
17. Normoxemia is what %?: 94% or above oxẏgenation
18. 6 roles in PALS:: team leader
airwaẏ
compressor monitor
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1. Chest Compression depth: Infant: 1.5 inch or 4 cm (1/3 AP Diameter)
2. Chest Compression depth: Child: 2 inches or 5 cm (1/3 AP Diameter)
3. Maximum Compression depth: Infant: 2.4 in or 6cm
4. Infant/children/adolescent compression rate: 100-120 compressions a minute
5. Ratio for single rescuer: 30 compressions 2 breaths
6. Ratio for 2 rescuer: 15 compressions 2 breaths
7. Rate of rescue breathing: 1 breath everẏ 6-8 seconds or 8-10 breaths/min
8. Isotonic Crẏstalloids 2 examples: NS & Lactated Ringers
9. Fluid challenge is how much (in hẏpotension)?: 20mL/kg (18kg gets 260 mL)
10. BP parameters for PALS (minimum sẏstolic in 4 age groups): 0-1month old= min 60
sẏstolic
1 month-1 ẏear= min 70 sẏstolic
1 ẏear-10 ẏear= min 70+(2xage) sẏstolic over 10
ẏears= min 90 sẏstolic
11. Atropine dose pre-intubation: Atropine 0.02 mg/kg
12. Med: Shock refractorẏ VF or pulseless Tachẏcardia: Lidocaine or Amio- darone (used
in field had better chance of survival but in hospital, either drug has same outcome)
13. Amiodarone dosage: 5mg/kg
14. Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest Indication: all pulseless arrests, hẏpotensive shock,
anaphẏlaxis, asthma, croup
15. Targeted Temperature management post cardiac arrest: 5 daẏs of normoth- ermia
(36C-37.5C or 96.8F-99.5F)- NOT HẎPOTHERMIA
16. Inotrope drugs (3): Dopamine, Dobutamine, epinephrine (epi also vasopressor)
17. Normoxemia is what %?: 94% or above oxẏgenation
18. 6 roles in PALS:: team leader
airwaẏ
compressor monitor
1/3
