AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support Exam / PALS Exam Correct Questions and Answers (Latest 2025 / 2026 Update) 100% Pass

AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support Exam PALS Exam
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1. 10 seconds
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Answer> A 6 month old infant is unresponsive.You begin checking for breath-
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ing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you
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should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infa
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nts pulse before starting CPR?
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2. Disordered Control of Breathing g g g




Answer> A 4 year old child is brought to the emergency department for seizures. The s
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eizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irregular r
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espirations.Which condition is most consistent with your assessment?
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Answer> An 8 year old child is brought to the emergency department with a 2 day hist
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ory of lethargy and polyuria. The child has new onset rapid, deep, and labored breathi
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ng. Which diagnostic test should you order first?
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Answer> After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8 year old boy with a history of se
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izures is no unresponsive to painful stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 1
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0/min. His Oxygen saturation is 94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child is
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snoring with poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally. What action should you tak
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5. Provide bag mask ventilation g g g




Answer> After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8 year old boy with a history of s
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eizures is no unresponsive to painful stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of
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10/min. His Oxygen saturation is 94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child
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is snoring with poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally. After repositioning the pati
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ent and you insert an Oral airway, the patient continues to deteriorate. What next step i
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s the most appropriate?
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Answer> A 6 year old child is found unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. o
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, ne health care worker leaves to activate the emergency response system and get the
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resuscitation equipment. You and another healthcare provider immediatly begin CPR
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. Which compression to ventilation ratio do you use?
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Answer> In post resuscitation management after cardiac arrest, extra care should b
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e taken to avoid repercussion injury. what should the ideal oxygen saturation range mos
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Answer> A 3 year old child is in cardiac arrest, and high quality CPR is in progress.Yo
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u are the team leader. The first rhythm check reveals the rhythm shown here. Defibrill
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ation is attempted with a shock dose of 2 J/kg. after administration of the shock, what
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Answer> A 4 year old child in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency
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g partment by ambulance. High quality CPR is being performed. The c
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ose range should you use for the initial defibrillation?
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Answer> A 4 year old child in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency de-
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