Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) in Neonates and Child UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

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Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) in
Neonates and Child UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
prevention of cardiac arrest - CORRECT ANSWER - Pediatric Basic Life Support GOAL



"phone fast" - CORRECT ANSWER - provide immediate rescue breathing and other steps
of CPR before phoning the EMS system when submersion victims of any age are rescued from
the water.


"phone first" - CORRECT ANSWER - phone EMS before beginning CPR after the sudden
collapse of a child with a known history of heart disease.


Pediatric BLS/ basic cardiac life support - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the provision
of CPR, with no devices or with bag-mask ventilation or barrier devices, until advanced life
support (ALS) can be provided


infants from birth to 1 year of age and children from 1 to 8 years of age


1.Check responsiveness
2.Call for help
3.Check for a pulse

4.PALS Cardiac Arrest Algorithm 1 2 3 4 E-I-T - CORRECT ANSWER - PALS
Systematic Approach Algorithm (4)


BLS Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - the first step that you will take when treating
any emergency situation

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consciousness, breathing, and color - CORRECT ANSWER - This initial impression of
_____, ______, ______ helps to answer the following question:
"Is the child unresponsive with no breathing or only gasping?"


Consciousness:
- Unresponsive
-Irritable
-Alert


Breathing
--Abnormal breath sounds
-Abnormal breathing patterns
- Accessory muscle use


Color
- Cyanosis
- Pallor

- Mottling - CORRECT ANSWER - Consciousness: (3)
Breathing (3)
Color (3)


-Phone first, then
- Provide CPR
-Exception: unresponsiveness w/t respiratory compromise (submersion, trauma, drug overdose) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Phone First vs Phone Fast


•Children > 8 years and Adults:


-CPR first, then