PALS EXAM WITH CORRECT WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS
Two lproviders lare lperforming lCPR lon la lpediatric lpatient lin lcardiac larrest. lWhich
lchest lcompression lrate lis lcorrect? l- lcorrect lanswers l-100-120 lcompressions lper
lminute
A lprovider lis lusing la lBVM lto ladminister lventilations lduring lCPR. lThe lprovider lshould
lmake lsure lthat leach lventilation lhas lwhich lcharacteristics? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Lasts
labout l1 lsecond land ldelivers lan lappropriate lvolume lto lmake lthe lchest lbegin lto lrise
The lPediatric lIn-Hospital lCardiac lChain lof lSurvival land lthe lPediatric lOut-of-Hospital
lCardiac lChain lof lSurvival leach lcontain lhow lmany llinks? l- lcorrect lanswers l-6
,The lhealthcare lprovider luses lwhich lacronym lwhen lcompleting lthe lPALS lprimary
lassessment lon la lpediatric lpatient? l- lcorrect lanswers l-ABCDE
While lperforming la lrapid lassessment lon la lchild, lthe lnurse lnotes lskin lmottling land
llife-threatening lbleeding. lWhich laction lshould lthe lnurse ltake lfirst? l- lcorrect lanswers
l-Attempt lto lstop lthe lbleeding
During lCPR lin la lcardiac larrest lsituation, lthe lpediatric lpatient lwas lsuccessfully
lintubated lwith lan lendotracheal ltube. lAt lwhich lrate lshould lthe lrespiratory ltherapist
ldeliver lventilations? l- lcorrect lanswers l-1 lventilation levery l2 lto l3 lseconds
The lprovider lwould luse lpediatric lAED lpads lfor lwhich lchildren? l- lcorrect lanswers l-6-
year-old lweighing l55 llbs l(25 lkg)
2-year-old lweighing l33 llbs l(15 lkg)
7-year-old lweighing l50 llbs l(23 lkg)
During la lresuscitation levent, lthe lteam lleader linstructs lthe lmedication lteam lmember
lto lprepare lIV lepinephrine. lThe lmedication lmember lprepares lmedication land
lapproaches lthe lpatient lfor ladministration. lFollowing lclosed-loop lcommunication,
lwhich lis lthe lbest laction lby lthe lteam lleader lto lperform lprior lto lthe ladministration lof
lmedication? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Ask lfor lfeedback lto lensure lthe lmedication lmember
lreceived lthe lmessage.
While lperforming lCPR lon la l7-month-old linfant, lthe lteam lleader lreminds lthe
lcompressor lto lmaintain lappropriate lchest lcompression ldepth. lThe lteam lmember
lunderstands lcompressions lshould lbe ldelivered lat labout lwhich ldepth? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-1½ linches
While lconducting la lrapid lassessment, lthe lhealthcare lprovider lnotes lthe lpatient
lappears lunresponsive. lWhat lis lthe lprovider's lnext linitial laction? l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Check lfor lresponsiveness.
Two lhealthcare lproviders lare lperforming lCPR lon la lchild. lThe lproviders lcorrectly
ldeliver lcompressions land lventilations lat lwhich lrate? l- lcorrect lanswers l-15:2
Which lcharacteristics lcontribute lto lan leffective, lhigh-performance lPALS lteam? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-The lteam lpractices lmock lcodes ltogether lregularly.
The lteam lholds ldebriefing lsessions lafter leach lresuscitation levent.
The lpediatric lclinical lteam lis lcaring lfor la lpediatric lpatient lin lcardiac larrest. lDuring
lthe lresuscitation, lthe lteam lleader lnotes lchanges lin lthe lpatient's lECG lrhythm land
lphysical lappearance. lAfter lquickly levaluating lthese lnew lfindings, lthe lleader
ldetermines la lnew lcourse lof laction. lWhich ltechnique lis lthe lleader ldemonstrating? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Critical lthinking
, During lsingle-provider lCPR lfor lan linfant, lwhat lis lthe lpreferred lhand lposition? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Encircling lthumbs ltechnique
A lpediatric lnurse lis lpreparing lto ldeliver lchest lcompressions lto la lchild lin lcardiac
larrest. lIn lwhich llocation lshould lthe lnurse's lhands lbe lplaced? l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Center lof lthe lchest lon lthe llower lhalf lof lthe lsternum
After lparticipating lin la lresuscitation levent lin lwhich lthe lpediatric lpatient ldid lnot
lsurvive, lyou lare lfeeling lvery lstressed land lhaving ldifficulty lwith ldaily lactivities. lWhat
lis lthe lbest laction lto lhelp lyou lcope lwith lthe lstress? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Consider la
lreferral lto la lqualified lmental lhealth lprofessional
Both lthe lPediatric lIn-Hospital lCardiac lChain lof lSurvival land lthe lPediatric lOut-of-
Hospital lCardiac lChain lof lSurvival linclude la llink lemphasizing lthe limportance lof
lcontinued lfollowed-up lduring lthe lrecovery lprocess. lTrue lor lFalse? l- lcorrect lanswers
l-True
You lare ldelivering lventilations lwith la lbag-valve-mask lresuscitator l(BVM) lto la l4-year-
old lchild. lWhen lperforming lhigh-quality lCPR, lwhich lactions lare lcorrect? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Ensure lthat lthe lchest lbegins lto lrise.
Depress lthe lbag labout lhalfway lto ldeliver lan lappropriate lvolume.
Deliver lsmooth, leffortless lventilations lthat llast labout l1 lsecond leach.
The lperson lmaking lthe lseal lshould lstand lbehind lthe lpatient's lhead land lopen lthe
lairway lto la lslightly lpast lneutral lposition.
You lneed lto lobtain lintraosseous l(IO) laccess. lIdentify lthe lpreferred lsite lin lchildren
land linfants. l- lcorrect lanswers l-The lanterior-proximal ltibia
Which lairway ladjunct ldevice lis lmost lappropriate las lan linitial lintervention lfor la lsemi-
conscious lpatient lwho lcan lprotect ltheir lairway land lrequires lassistance lto lsupport
lairway lpatency? l- lcorrect lanswers l-A lnasopharyngeal lairway l(NPA)
A lpatient lhas lbeen lsuccessfully lintubated lwith lan lendotracheal ltube. lHow lshould lyou
lverify lcorrect lplacement? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Observe lfor lbilateral lchest lrise.
Auscultate lboth llungs land lover lthe lepigastrium.
Use lcapnography lor lan lairway lplacement lconfirmation ldevice.
The lPALS lteam ldecides lto lplace lan ladvanced lairway lin la lpatient lwho lis lin lcardiac
larrest. lHow lshould lventilations lbe lprovided lfollowing lplacement lof lthe ladvanced
lairway? l- lcorrect lanswers l-1 lventilation levery l2 lto l3 lseconds
Which lof lthe lfollowing lassessments lcould lbe lmade lduring lthe lPAT? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-The lpatient lis lexhibiting lincreased lwork lof lbreathing.
The lpatient lis ldiaphoretic.
The lpatient lhas laudible lwheezing.
DEFINED ANSWERS
Two lproviders lare lperforming lCPR lon la lpediatric lpatient lin lcardiac larrest. lWhich
lchest lcompression lrate lis lcorrect? l- lcorrect lanswers l-100-120 lcompressions lper
lminute
A lprovider lis lusing la lBVM lto ladminister lventilations lduring lCPR. lThe lprovider lshould
lmake lsure lthat leach lventilation lhas lwhich lcharacteristics? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Lasts
labout l1 lsecond land ldelivers lan lappropriate lvolume lto lmake lthe lchest lbegin lto lrise
The lPediatric lIn-Hospital lCardiac lChain lof lSurvival land lthe lPediatric lOut-of-Hospital
lCardiac lChain lof lSurvival leach lcontain lhow lmany llinks? l- lcorrect lanswers l-6
,The lhealthcare lprovider luses lwhich lacronym lwhen lcompleting lthe lPALS lprimary
lassessment lon la lpediatric lpatient? l- lcorrect lanswers l-ABCDE
While lperforming la lrapid lassessment lon la lchild, lthe lnurse lnotes lskin lmottling land
llife-threatening lbleeding. lWhich laction lshould lthe lnurse ltake lfirst? l- lcorrect lanswers
l-Attempt lto lstop lthe lbleeding
During lCPR lin la lcardiac larrest lsituation, lthe lpediatric lpatient lwas lsuccessfully
lintubated lwith lan lendotracheal ltube. lAt lwhich lrate lshould lthe lrespiratory ltherapist
ldeliver lventilations? l- lcorrect lanswers l-1 lventilation levery l2 lto l3 lseconds
The lprovider lwould luse lpediatric lAED lpads lfor lwhich lchildren? l- lcorrect lanswers l-6-
year-old lweighing l55 llbs l(25 lkg)
2-year-old lweighing l33 llbs l(15 lkg)
7-year-old lweighing l50 llbs l(23 lkg)
During la lresuscitation levent, lthe lteam lleader linstructs lthe lmedication lteam lmember
lto lprepare lIV lepinephrine. lThe lmedication lmember lprepares lmedication land
lapproaches lthe lpatient lfor ladministration. lFollowing lclosed-loop lcommunication,
lwhich lis lthe lbest laction lby lthe lteam lleader lto lperform lprior lto lthe ladministration lof
lmedication? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Ask lfor lfeedback lto lensure lthe lmedication lmember
lreceived lthe lmessage.
While lperforming lCPR lon la l7-month-old linfant, lthe lteam lleader lreminds lthe
lcompressor lto lmaintain lappropriate lchest lcompression ldepth. lThe lteam lmember
lunderstands lcompressions lshould lbe ldelivered lat labout lwhich ldepth? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-1½ linches
While lconducting la lrapid lassessment, lthe lhealthcare lprovider lnotes lthe lpatient
lappears lunresponsive. lWhat lis lthe lprovider's lnext linitial laction? l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Check lfor lresponsiveness.
Two lhealthcare lproviders lare lperforming lCPR lon la lchild. lThe lproviders lcorrectly
ldeliver lcompressions land lventilations lat lwhich lrate? l- lcorrect lanswers l-15:2
Which lcharacteristics lcontribute lto lan leffective, lhigh-performance lPALS lteam? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-The lteam lpractices lmock lcodes ltogether lregularly.
The lteam lholds ldebriefing lsessions lafter leach lresuscitation levent.
The lpediatric lclinical lteam lis lcaring lfor la lpediatric lpatient lin lcardiac larrest. lDuring
lthe lresuscitation, lthe lteam lleader lnotes lchanges lin lthe lpatient's lECG lrhythm land
lphysical lappearance. lAfter lquickly levaluating lthese lnew lfindings, lthe lleader
ldetermines la lnew lcourse lof laction. lWhich ltechnique lis lthe lleader ldemonstrating? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Critical lthinking
, During lsingle-provider lCPR lfor lan linfant, lwhat lis lthe lpreferred lhand lposition? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Encircling lthumbs ltechnique
A lpediatric lnurse lis lpreparing lto ldeliver lchest lcompressions lto la lchild lin lcardiac
larrest. lIn lwhich llocation lshould lthe lnurse's lhands lbe lplaced? l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Center lof lthe lchest lon lthe llower lhalf lof lthe lsternum
After lparticipating lin la lresuscitation levent lin lwhich lthe lpediatric lpatient ldid lnot
lsurvive, lyou lare lfeeling lvery lstressed land lhaving ldifficulty lwith ldaily lactivities. lWhat
lis lthe lbest laction lto lhelp lyou lcope lwith lthe lstress? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Consider la
lreferral lto la lqualified lmental lhealth lprofessional
Both lthe lPediatric lIn-Hospital lCardiac lChain lof lSurvival land lthe lPediatric lOut-of-
Hospital lCardiac lChain lof lSurvival linclude la llink lemphasizing lthe limportance lof
lcontinued lfollowed-up lduring lthe lrecovery lprocess. lTrue lor lFalse? l- lcorrect lanswers
l-True
You lare ldelivering lventilations lwith la lbag-valve-mask lresuscitator l(BVM) lto la l4-year-
old lchild. lWhen lperforming lhigh-quality lCPR, lwhich lactions lare lcorrect? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Ensure lthat lthe lchest lbegins lto lrise.
Depress lthe lbag labout lhalfway lto ldeliver lan lappropriate lvolume.
Deliver lsmooth, leffortless lventilations lthat llast labout l1 lsecond leach.
The lperson lmaking lthe lseal lshould lstand lbehind lthe lpatient's lhead land lopen lthe
lairway lto la lslightly lpast lneutral lposition.
You lneed lto lobtain lintraosseous l(IO) laccess. lIdentify lthe lpreferred lsite lin lchildren
land linfants. l- lcorrect lanswers l-The lanterior-proximal ltibia
Which lairway ladjunct ldevice lis lmost lappropriate las lan linitial lintervention lfor la lsemi-
conscious lpatient lwho lcan lprotect ltheir lairway land lrequires lassistance lto lsupport
lairway lpatency? l- lcorrect lanswers l-A lnasopharyngeal lairway l(NPA)
A lpatient lhas lbeen lsuccessfully lintubated lwith lan lendotracheal ltube. lHow lshould lyou
lverify lcorrect lplacement? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Observe lfor lbilateral lchest lrise.
Auscultate lboth llungs land lover lthe lepigastrium.
Use lcapnography lor lan lairway lplacement lconfirmation ldevice.
The lPALS lteam ldecides lto lplace lan ladvanced lairway lin la lpatient lwho lis lin lcardiac
larrest. lHow lshould lventilations lbe lprovided lfollowing lplacement lof lthe ladvanced
lairway? l- lcorrect lanswers l-1 lventilation levery l2 lto l3 lseconds
Which lof lthe lfollowing lassessments lcould lbe lmade lduring lthe lPAT? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-The lpatient lis lexhibiting lincreased lwork lof lbreathing.
The lpatient lis ldiaphoretic.
The lpatient lhas laudible lwheezing.
