PALS 2025 Pt 1 Exam Questions and
Answers
The first rescuer who arrives at the side of an unresponsive infant or child should quickly perform
what steps? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1. Verify scene safety
2. Check for responsiveness (Tap childs shoulder or infants heel while shouting are you ok)
3. If unresponsive shout for nearby help and activate the emergency response system via mobile
device
4.
5. Assess infant or child for normal breathing and pulse
What happens if there are two rescuer's? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-The first rescuer remains at the
scene while the second activates the emergency response system and retrieves the AED
How do you minimize delays in starting cpr? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Take no more than 10
seconds to assess breathing at the same time as you check the pulse.
How do you confirm breathing? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Scan the chest for rise and fall
How do you perform a pulse check on a child? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Palpate a carotid or femoral
pulse.
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,How do you find the femoral artery? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Place two fingers in the inner thigh,
midway between the hipbone and the pubic bone and just below the crease where the leg meets the
torso.
How long must we feel for a pulse? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-At least 5 but no more than 10
seconds.
If you don't feel a pulse what happens next? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Begin high quality CPR
starting with chest compressions
Where can you check the pulse for an infant or child? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Brachial for infant
Femoral Child
If the infant or child has normal breathing and a pulse is felt what do you do? - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Monitor the victim until emergency responders arrive.
If the infant or child does not have normal breathing and a pulse is felt what do you do? - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Provide rescue breathing and give 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds. About 20-30
breaths per minute
If heart rate is 60 breaths per minute with signs of poor perfusion what do you do? - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Start CPR
If heart rate is 60 beats per minute or greater you continue with? If no definite pulse is felt? -
Correct Answer✔️✔️-Continue with rescue breaths and check the pulse every 2 minutes. If no
definite pulse is felt start CPR
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, While giving rescue breaths how often should you check the pulse? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Every 2
minutes
If the child or infant is not breathing or is only gasping and a pulse is not felt if you witness the
sudden collapse are alone what do you do? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Activate the emergency
response system and retrieve the AED
If the child or infant is not breathing or is only gasping and a pulse is not felt, and you did not
witness the sudden collapse and you are alone what do you do? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Start High
quality CPR for 2 minutes
The universal rate for compressions in all cardiac arrest victims is what? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-
100 to 120/min
Compression to ventilation ratio for a SINGLE rescuer is what? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-30:2
(same as adults)
If TWO rescuers are present for resuscitation attempt of an infant or child what compression to
ventilation ratio should be used? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-15:2
What compression technique should be used for children? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Use either 1 or
2 hands to compress the chest
for most children the compression technique will be the same as? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Same as
the adult technique.
For very small children how many hands can you use?
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Answers
The first rescuer who arrives at the side of an unresponsive infant or child should quickly perform
what steps? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1. Verify scene safety
2. Check for responsiveness (Tap childs shoulder or infants heel while shouting are you ok)
3. If unresponsive shout for nearby help and activate the emergency response system via mobile
device
4.
5. Assess infant or child for normal breathing and pulse
What happens if there are two rescuer's? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-The first rescuer remains at the
scene while the second activates the emergency response system and retrieves the AED
How do you minimize delays in starting cpr? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Take no more than 10
seconds to assess breathing at the same time as you check the pulse.
How do you confirm breathing? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Scan the chest for rise and fall
How do you perform a pulse check on a child? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Palpate a carotid or femoral
pulse.
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,How do you find the femoral artery? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Place two fingers in the inner thigh,
midway between the hipbone and the pubic bone and just below the crease where the leg meets the
torso.
How long must we feel for a pulse? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-At least 5 but no more than 10
seconds.
If you don't feel a pulse what happens next? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Begin high quality CPR
starting with chest compressions
Where can you check the pulse for an infant or child? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Brachial for infant
Femoral Child
If the infant or child has normal breathing and a pulse is felt what do you do? - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Monitor the victim until emergency responders arrive.
If the infant or child does not have normal breathing and a pulse is felt what do you do? - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Provide rescue breathing and give 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds. About 20-30
breaths per minute
If heart rate is 60 breaths per minute with signs of poor perfusion what do you do? - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Start CPR
If heart rate is 60 beats per minute or greater you continue with? If no definite pulse is felt? -
Correct Answer✔️✔️-Continue with rescue breaths and check the pulse every 2 minutes. If no
definite pulse is felt start CPR
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, While giving rescue breaths how often should you check the pulse? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Every 2
minutes
If the child or infant is not breathing or is only gasping and a pulse is not felt if you witness the
sudden collapse are alone what do you do? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Activate the emergency
response system and retrieve the AED
If the child or infant is not breathing or is only gasping and a pulse is not felt, and you did not
witness the sudden collapse and you are alone what do you do? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Start High
quality CPR for 2 minutes
The universal rate for compressions in all cardiac arrest victims is what? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-
100 to 120/min
Compression to ventilation ratio for a SINGLE rescuer is what? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-30:2
(same as adults)
If TWO rescuers are present for resuscitation attempt of an infant or child what compression to
ventilation ratio should be used? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-15:2
What compression technique should be used for children? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Use either 1 or
2 hands to compress the chest
for most children the compression technique will be the same as? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Same as
the adult technique.
For very small children how many hands can you use?
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