AHA PALS EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK 230 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself:
Below the patient's hips.
Above the patient's head.
At the side of the patient, close to the chest.
At the side of the patient, close to the head. ...Answer Is...Above the patient's head.
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can refill.
Excessive ventilation
Carotid pulse checks
Complete chest recoil
Longer and more frequent interruptions ...Answer Is...Complete chest recoil
You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac arrest who suddenly collapsed. An
endotracheal tube has been placed by an advanced life support provider on the resuscitation team.
Proper ventilation technique in the situation requires that you:
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 10 seconds.
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath when the AED is analyzing the heart rhythm.
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath during each pause in compressions. ...Answer Is...Squeeze the bag
to deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest chain of survival is:
, Activating EMS by calling 911 or activating your occupational emergency action plan.
Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead to cardiac arrest.
Providing advanced life support (ALS) treatment with a focus on ROSC, and transport to a hospital.
Supporting a patient's physical and emotional needs that are ongoing after hospital discharge. ...Answer
Is...Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead to cardiac arrest.
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is which link in the adult Out-of-
Hospital chain of survival?
Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
High-Quality CPR
Advanced Resuscitation
Activation of Emergency Response ...Answer Is...Activation of Emergency Response
You are the only BLS provider responding to witnessed collapse of a 11-year-old child during a softball
game. The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The patient is unresponsive and
gasping occasionally. You do not feel a carotid pulse and an AED is within sight. What should you do?
Assess for a femoral pulse and, if absent, deliver about 2 minutes of CPR.
Open the airway and provide rescue breathing or bag-mask ventilation.
Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions.
Activate EMS or your occupational emergency action plan and get the AED. ...Answer Is...Activate EMS
or your occupational emergency action plan and get the AED.
You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child when the AED arrives. You turn on the
AED, switch the AED to pediatric energy levels, and apply the pads. The other BLS provider should:
Continue high-quality compressions while the AED is charging.
Loudly say, "Clear!" to make sure no one is touching the patient.
Press the button on the AED to deliver the shock, if advised.
Pause compressions and breaths until the AED is ready to analyze. ...Answer Is...Continue high-quality
compressions while the AED is charging.
To locate the brachial pulse on an infant, place two or three fingers:
EXAM TEST BANK 230 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself:
Below the patient's hips.
Above the patient's head.
At the side of the patient, close to the chest.
At the side of the patient, close to the head. ...Answer Is...Above the patient's head.
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can refill.
Excessive ventilation
Carotid pulse checks
Complete chest recoil
Longer and more frequent interruptions ...Answer Is...Complete chest recoil
You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac arrest who suddenly collapsed. An
endotracheal tube has been placed by an advanced life support provider on the resuscitation team.
Proper ventilation technique in the situation requires that you:
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 10 seconds.
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath when the AED is analyzing the heart rhythm.
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath during each pause in compressions. ...Answer Is...Squeeze the bag
to deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest chain of survival is:
, Activating EMS by calling 911 or activating your occupational emergency action plan.
Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead to cardiac arrest.
Providing advanced life support (ALS) treatment with a focus on ROSC, and transport to a hospital.
Supporting a patient's physical and emotional needs that are ongoing after hospital discharge. ...Answer
Is...Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead to cardiac arrest.
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is which link in the adult Out-of-
Hospital chain of survival?
Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
High-Quality CPR
Advanced Resuscitation
Activation of Emergency Response ...Answer Is...Activation of Emergency Response
You are the only BLS provider responding to witnessed collapse of a 11-year-old child during a softball
game. The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The patient is unresponsive and
gasping occasionally. You do not feel a carotid pulse and an AED is within sight. What should you do?
Assess for a femoral pulse and, if absent, deliver about 2 minutes of CPR.
Open the airway and provide rescue breathing or bag-mask ventilation.
Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions.
Activate EMS or your occupational emergency action plan and get the AED. ...Answer Is...Activate EMS
or your occupational emergency action plan and get the AED.
You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child when the AED arrives. You turn on the
AED, switch the AED to pediatric energy levels, and apply the pads. The other BLS provider should:
Continue high-quality compressions while the AED is charging.
Loudly say, "Clear!" to make sure no one is touching the patient.
Press the button on the AED to deliver the shock, if advised.
Pause compressions and breaths until the AED is ready to analyze. ...Answer Is...Continue high-quality
compressions while the AED is charging.
To locate the brachial pulse on an infant, place two or three fingers:
