PALS FINAL RED CROSS EXAM WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
A m4-month mold minfant mis mbrought mto mthe memergency mdepartment min mcardiac
marrest. mWhich mcondition mwould mthe mteam midentify mas mthe mmost mcommon
mcause mof mcardiac marrest min man minfant mof mthis mage? m- mcorrect manswers m-
sudden minfant mdeath msyndrome mis mthe mmost mcommon mcause min minfants
myounger mthan m6 mmonths mof mage.
The mPALS mresuscitation mteam mis mproviding mcare mto man mintubated mchild min
mcardiac marrest. mWhich mresult mbest mdetermines mthe madequacy mof mthe mteam's
mchest mcompressions? m- mcorrect manswers m-End-tidal mcarbon mdioxide mlevel
mbetween m15 mand m20 mmmHg
The memergency mresponse mteam mis mproviding mcare mto ma mpreschooler mwho mis
mexperiencing mshock. mWhich mtherapeutic mgoal, mcommon mto mall mtypes mof
mshock, mdoes mthe mteam mwork mto machieve? m- mcorrect manswers m-The mprimary
, mtherapeutic mgoal min mshock, mregardless mof mcause, mis mto mrestore ma mfavorable
mbalance mbetween moxygen mdelivery mand moxygen mdemand.
A m9-year-old mchild mis mbrought mto mthe memergency mdepartment mbecause mthe
mchild msuddenly mcollapsed mat mschool. mThe mchild's mECG mreveals mthe mfollowing
mwaveform, mand mprimary massessment mfindings mindicate mthat mthe mchild mis
mhemodynamically munstable. mWhich mprimary massessment mfindings mindicate mthis?
m- mcorrect manswers m-Decreased mlevel mof mconsciousness, mHypotension, mDifficulty
mbreathing, mMottling
A mchild mis mexperiencing mshock. mThe memergency mresponse mteam mprepares mfor
mimminent mcardiac marrest mwhen massessment mreveals mwhich mfinding(s)? m-
mcorrect manswers m-Hypotension, mBradycardia, mDiminished mcentral mpulses
An m11-year-old msoccer mplayer mis mbrought mto mthe memergency mdepartment.
mAfter ma mquick massessment, mthe mteam mrealizes mthis mpatient mis mexperiencing ma
msevere masthma mexacerbation. mWhich mmedication mwould mthe mteam madminister
mfirst? m- mcorrect manswers m-Albuterol mplus mipratropium mbromide
The mPALS mteam mis mproviding mpost-cardiac marrest mcare mto man m8-year-old mchild
min mthe mpediatric mintensive mcare munit. mWhich mintervention mwould mthe mteam
mimplement mto machieve mthe mprimary mgoal mof mpost-cardiac marrest mcare? m-
mcorrect manswers m-Ensuring madequate mmean marterial mpressure
child min mthe mpediatric mintensive mcare munit mdisplays mthe mfollowing mECG
mwaveform mand mdoes mnot mhave ma mpalpable mcentral mpulse. mThe mresuscitation
mteam minterprets mthis mas mwhich marrhythmia? m- mcorrect manswers m-pulseless
mventricular mtachycardia m(pVT)
Which maction mwould mthe mPALS mresuscitation mteam minitiate mto mminimize
mincreased mintracranial mpressure mafter mcardiac marrest? m- mcorrect manswers m-
Maintain mthe mhead min mmidline mposition mwith m30-degree melevation
A m4-year-old mchild msuddenly mcollapses min mthe mplayroom mof mthe mfacility. mA
mhealthcare mprovider mobserves mthe mevent mand mhurries mover mto massess mthe
mchild. mThe mhealthcare mprovider mcompletes mwhich massessment mfirst? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Rapid massessment
A mprovider mis mforming man minitial mimpression mof ma mchild musing mthe mPediatric
mAssessment mTriangle m(PAT). mDuring mwhich mstep mof mthe mPAT mmay mthe
mprovider muse mthe mmnemonic mTICLS mto massess mthe mpatient? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Appearance
A m9-year-old mpatient mis mpresenting mwith mdecreased mbreath msounds,
mbradycardia, mslowed mrespiratory mrate mand ma mlow mO2 msaturation mlevel. mThe
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
A m4-month mold minfant mis mbrought mto mthe memergency mdepartment min mcardiac
marrest. mWhich mcondition mwould mthe mteam midentify mas mthe mmost mcommon
mcause mof mcardiac marrest min man minfant mof mthis mage? m- mcorrect manswers m-
sudden minfant mdeath msyndrome mis mthe mmost mcommon mcause min minfants
myounger mthan m6 mmonths mof mage.
The mPALS mresuscitation mteam mis mproviding mcare mto man mintubated mchild min
mcardiac marrest. mWhich mresult mbest mdetermines mthe madequacy mof mthe mteam's
mchest mcompressions? m- mcorrect manswers m-End-tidal mcarbon mdioxide mlevel
mbetween m15 mand m20 mmmHg
The memergency mresponse mteam mis mproviding mcare mto ma mpreschooler mwho mis
mexperiencing mshock. mWhich mtherapeutic mgoal, mcommon mto mall mtypes mof
mshock, mdoes mthe mteam mwork mto machieve? m- mcorrect manswers m-The mprimary
, mtherapeutic mgoal min mshock, mregardless mof mcause, mis mto mrestore ma mfavorable
mbalance mbetween moxygen mdelivery mand moxygen mdemand.
A m9-year-old mchild mis mbrought mto mthe memergency mdepartment mbecause mthe
mchild msuddenly mcollapsed mat mschool. mThe mchild's mECG mreveals mthe mfollowing
mwaveform, mand mprimary massessment mfindings mindicate mthat mthe mchild mis
mhemodynamically munstable. mWhich mprimary massessment mfindings mindicate mthis?
m- mcorrect manswers m-Decreased mlevel mof mconsciousness, mHypotension, mDifficulty
mbreathing, mMottling
A mchild mis mexperiencing mshock. mThe memergency mresponse mteam mprepares mfor
mimminent mcardiac marrest mwhen massessment mreveals mwhich mfinding(s)? m-
mcorrect manswers m-Hypotension, mBradycardia, mDiminished mcentral mpulses
An m11-year-old msoccer mplayer mis mbrought mto mthe memergency mdepartment.
mAfter ma mquick massessment, mthe mteam mrealizes mthis mpatient mis mexperiencing ma
msevere masthma mexacerbation. mWhich mmedication mwould mthe mteam madminister
mfirst? m- mcorrect manswers m-Albuterol mplus mipratropium mbromide
The mPALS mteam mis mproviding mpost-cardiac marrest mcare mto man m8-year-old mchild
min mthe mpediatric mintensive mcare munit. mWhich mintervention mwould mthe mteam
mimplement mto machieve mthe mprimary mgoal mof mpost-cardiac marrest mcare? m-
mcorrect manswers m-Ensuring madequate mmean marterial mpressure
child min mthe mpediatric mintensive mcare munit mdisplays mthe mfollowing mECG
mwaveform mand mdoes mnot mhave ma mpalpable mcentral mpulse. mThe mresuscitation
mteam minterprets mthis mas mwhich marrhythmia? m- mcorrect manswers m-pulseless
mventricular mtachycardia m(pVT)
Which maction mwould mthe mPALS mresuscitation mteam minitiate mto mminimize
mincreased mintracranial mpressure mafter mcardiac marrest? m- mcorrect manswers m-
Maintain mthe mhead min mmidline mposition mwith m30-degree melevation
A m4-year-old mchild msuddenly mcollapses min mthe mplayroom mof mthe mfacility. mA
mhealthcare mprovider mobserves mthe mevent mand mhurries mover mto massess mthe
mchild. mThe mhealthcare mprovider mcompletes mwhich massessment mfirst? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Rapid massessment
A mprovider mis mforming man minitial mimpression mof ma mchild musing mthe mPediatric
mAssessment mTriangle m(PAT). mDuring mwhich mstep mof mthe mPAT mmay mthe
mprovider muse mthe mmnemonic mTICLS mto massess mthe mpatient? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Appearance
A m9-year-old mpatient mis mpresenting mwith mdecreased mbreath msounds,
mbradycardia, mslowed mrespiratory mrate mand ma mlow mO2 msaturation mlevel. mThe
