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CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026
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A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you c
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heck for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simul
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taneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR? - ANSWER-
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10 seconds
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A 4 year old child is brought to the emergency department for seizures. The seizures stopped a
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Bfew minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irregular respirations. Which condi
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tion is most consistent with your assessment? - ANSWER-
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An 8 year old child is brought to the emergency department with a 2 day history of lethargy an
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d polyuria. The child has new onset rapid, deep, and labored breathing. Which diagnostic test
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should you order first? - ANSWER- B B B B B blood glucose B




After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8 year old boy with a history of seizures is no unres
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ponsive to painful stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His Oxygen saturati
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on is 94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and po
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or air entry bilaterally. What action should you take next? - ANSWER-
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After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8 year old boy with a history of seizures is no unres
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ponsive to painful stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His Oxygen saturati
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on is 94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and po
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or air entry bilaterally. After repositioning the patient and you insert an Oral airway, the patien
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t continues to deteriorate. What next step is the most appropriate? - ANSWER-
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Provide bag mask ventilation B B B




A 6 year old child is found unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. one health care w
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orker leaves to activate the emergency response system and get the resuscitation equipment.
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, You and another healthcare provider immediatly begin CPR. Which compression to ventilation
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B ratio do you use? - ANSWER- B B B B B 15:2



In post resuscitation management after cardiac arrest, extra care should be taken to avoid rep
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ercussion injury. what should the ideal oxygen saturation range most likely be? - ANSWER-
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94%-99%



A 3 year old child is in cardiac arrest, and high quality CPR is in progress. You are the team lead
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er. The first rhythm check reveals the rhythm shown here. Defibrillation is attempted with a sh
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ock dose of 2 J/kg. after administration of the shock, what should you say to you team membe
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rs? - ANSWER- B B "resume compressions" B




A 4 year old child in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. Hig
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h quality CPR is being performed. The cardiac monitor displays the rhythm strip shown here. T
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he estimated weight of the child is 20 kg. What dose range should you use for the initial defibri
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llation? - ANSWER- B B 2-4 J/kg B




A 4 year old child in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. Hig
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h quality CPR is being performed. The cardiac monitor displays the rhythm strip shown here. T
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he estimated weight of the child is 20 kg. As the team leader, how many joules do you tell your
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B team member to use to perform initial Defib? - ANSWER-
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You are the team leader during a pediatric resuscitation attempt. which action is an element o
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f high quality CPR? - ANSWER-
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Allowing complete chest wall recoil after each compression
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You are caring for a 3 month old boy with a 2 day history of fever, vomiting and diarrhea. His pa
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rents state that he has been sleeping much more. His HR is 190/min, temp is 38.3 degrees C (1
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01 F) blood pressure is 59/29 mmHg, Resp rate is 70/min and shallow, and oxygen sat is 94% o
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n 100% oxygen. His capillary refills time is 4-
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5 seconds, and he has mottled, cool extremities. The infant weighs 6 Kg. Which assessment fin
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ding indicates that the infant is in hypotensive shock? - ANSWER-
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