Lesson 4: Basic Life Support for Children and Infants Test with
Answers
CPR/AED protocol infant - ANSWER - minutes
someone under the age of 1
You would use pediatric AED pads for which
CPR/AED protocol child - ANSWER -age of children? - ANSWER --2-year-old weighing
1 to the onset of puberty as evidenced by breast 27 lbs
development in girls and underarm hair
development in boys (usually around the age of -5-year-old weighing 43 lbs
12). BUT be careful because the AED pad varies
by age and weight.
An 8-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest.
On which area would you would complete a pulse
CPR/AED protocol adolescent - ANSWER - check? - ANSWER -carotid artery (neck)
someone from the onset of puberty through
adulthood.
You come upon a child who has collapsed. The
child is not breathing normally and does not have
Most common causes of cardiac arrest in a pulse. You are alone and have no immediate
pediatric? - ANSWER -respiratory access to a phone or other form of
emergencies, congenital heart disorders and communication. Which action would you do first?
trauma. - ANSWER -Perform about 2 minutes of
CPR, starting with chest compressions.
preventable injury (such as trauma, drowning,
choking or electrocution).
You and another provider are performing CPR on
an infant who is in cardiac arrest. He does not
CPR, starting with compressions, should be have an advanced airway in place. You
initiated within 10 seconds of recognizing cardiac demonstrate appropriate technique for high-
arrest. - ANSWER -Early, high-quality CPR quality CPR by performing _____ compressions
and 2 ventilations. - ANSWER -15
You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old female
patient who shows signs of puberty, including A child is unresponsive and not breathing. You
breast development. Which BLS guideline should and another provider are present. You stay with
you follow? - ANSWER -Adult the child to begin CPR. Which actions would be
appropriate for the second provider to do? -
ANSWER --Retrieve the AED and BVM.
A 4-year-old child is unresponsive. Her pulse rate
is 65 bpm, but she is not breathing normally. -Activate EMS or the resuscitation team
Which of the following actions are appropriate? -
ANSWER --Deliver 1 ventilation every 3 to
5 seconds What is the first step of the Pediatric Cardiac
Chain of Survival? - ANSWER -Prevention
-Check the pulse and breathing about every 2 of arrest
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, Lesson 4: Basic Life Support for Children and Infants Test with
Answers
breathing and a pulse. Choose the recommended
location to perform the pulse check. -
A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and ANSWER -Neck
requires CPR. You ensure that high-quality CPR
is administered when you compress the chest to
which depth? - ANSWER -about 2 inches Amy should simultaneously check for breathing
and a _____pulse for at least ____seconds but
no more than 10. - ANSWER -carotid
You are performing CPR on an 11-month-old
infant. A second provider prepares to apply the 5
AED pads, placing the pads at which locations? -
ANSWER --On the back between the
scapulae Based on her rapid assessment findings, Amy
recognized that Theo was in cardiac arrest and
-Middle of the infant's chest on the sternum initiated CPR. If Theo were unresponsive and not
breathing normally but had a pulse of ≤ 60 bpm
with signs of poor perfusion, which action would
You and another provider are performing CPR on Amy take? - ANSWER -Tell Joe to get help
a 6-month old infant. The provider performing and an AED. Begin CPR. Continue compressions
chest compressions would use which technique? and ventilations. Check the pulse and breathing
- ANSWER -Encircling thumbs technique about every 2 minutes.
You initiate CPR on a 12-month-old male patient. If Theo were unresponsive and not breathing
Which BLS guideline should you follow? - normally (or only gasping) but had a
ANSWER -Child pulse____with signs of poor perfusion, she would
tell Joe get help and an AED. Then, she would
begin CPR. She would continue compressions
To open Theo's airway using the head-tilt/chin-lift and ventilations checking the pulse and breathing
technique, Amy should _________________ - about every 2 minutes. If during pulse checks
ANSWER -tilt his head slightly past a Theo's pulse increased to greater than 60 bpm,
neutral position Amy would stop chest compressions but continue
providing 1 ventilation every ____seconds as
long as Theo remained in respiratory arrest. If
After determining that Theo is unresponsive, she did not find a pulse, she would continue
Amy must open the airway using the head- CPR. - ANSWER -≤ 60 bpm
tilt/chin-lift technique and simultaneously check
for breathing and a pulse. To accurately assess 3 to 5
Theo's breathing, she should open the airway to
a ________ position. - ANSWER -Slightly
past-neutral That's correct! Amy compressed the chest about
______ or one-third the anterior-posterior
diameter of the chest. - ANSWER -2 inches
Next, Amy must simultaneously check for (5 cm)
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Answers
CPR/AED protocol infant - ANSWER - minutes
someone under the age of 1
You would use pediatric AED pads for which
CPR/AED protocol child - ANSWER -age of children? - ANSWER --2-year-old weighing
1 to the onset of puberty as evidenced by breast 27 lbs
development in girls and underarm hair
development in boys (usually around the age of -5-year-old weighing 43 lbs
12). BUT be careful because the AED pad varies
by age and weight.
An 8-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest.
On which area would you would complete a pulse
CPR/AED protocol adolescent - ANSWER - check? - ANSWER -carotid artery (neck)
someone from the onset of puberty through
adulthood.
You come upon a child who has collapsed. The
child is not breathing normally and does not have
Most common causes of cardiac arrest in a pulse. You are alone and have no immediate
pediatric? - ANSWER -respiratory access to a phone or other form of
emergencies, congenital heart disorders and communication. Which action would you do first?
trauma. - ANSWER -Perform about 2 minutes of
CPR, starting with chest compressions.
preventable injury (such as trauma, drowning,
choking or electrocution).
You and another provider are performing CPR on
an infant who is in cardiac arrest. He does not
CPR, starting with compressions, should be have an advanced airway in place. You
initiated within 10 seconds of recognizing cardiac demonstrate appropriate technique for high-
arrest. - ANSWER -Early, high-quality CPR quality CPR by performing _____ compressions
and 2 ventilations. - ANSWER -15
You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old female
patient who shows signs of puberty, including A child is unresponsive and not breathing. You
breast development. Which BLS guideline should and another provider are present. You stay with
you follow? - ANSWER -Adult the child to begin CPR. Which actions would be
appropriate for the second provider to do? -
ANSWER --Retrieve the AED and BVM.
A 4-year-old child is unresponsive. Her pulse rate
is 65 bpm, but she is not breathing normally. -Activate EMS or the resuscitation team
Which of the following actions are appropriate? -
ANSWER --Deliver 1 ventilation every 3 to
5 seconds What is the first step of the Pediatric Cardiac
Chain of Survival? - ANSWER -Prevention
-Check the pulse and breathing about every 2 of arrest
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, Lesson 4: Basic Life Support for Children and Infants Test with
Answers
breathing and a pulse. Choose the recommended
location to perform the pulse check. -
A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and ANSWER -Neck
requires CPR. You ensure that high-quality CPR
is administered when you compress the chest to
which depth? - ANSWER -about 2 inches Amy should simultaneously check for breathing
and a _____pulse for at least ____seconds but
no more than 10. - ANSWER -carotid
You are performing CPR on an 11-month-old
infant. A second provider prepares to apply the 5
AED pads, placing the pads at which locations? -
ANSWER --On the back between the
scapulae Based on her rapid assessment findings, Amy
recognized that Theo was in cardiac arrest and
-Middle of the infant's chest on the sternum initiated CPR. If Theo were unresponsive and not
breathing normally but had a pulse of ≤ 60 bpm
with signs of poor perfusion, which action would
You and another provider are performing CPR on Amy take? - ANSWER -Tell Joe to get help
a 6-month old infant. The provider performing and an AED. Begin CPR. Continue compressions
chest compressions would use which technique? and ventilations. Check the pulse and breathing
- ANSWER -Encircling thumbs technique about every 2 minutes.
You initiate CPR on a 12-month-old male patient. If Theo were unresponsive and not breathing
Which BLS guideline should you follow? - normally (or only gasping) but had a
ANSWER -Child pulse____with signs of poor perfusion, she would
tell Joe get help and an AED. Then, she would
begin CPR. She would continue compressions
To open Theo's airway using the head-tilt/chin-lift and ventilations checking the pulse and breathing
technique, Amy should _________________ - about every 2 minutes. If during pulse checks
ANSWER -tilt his head slightly past a Theo's pulse increased to greater than 60 bpm,
neutral position Amy would stop chest compressions but continue
providing 1 ventilation every ____seconds as
long as Theo remained in respiratory arrest. If
After determining that Theo is unresponsive, she did not find a pulse, she would continue
Amy must open the airway using the head- CPR. - ANSWER -≤ 60 bpm
tilt/chin-lift technique and simultaneously check
for breathing and a pulse. To accurately assess 3 to 5
Theo's breathing, she should open the airway to
a ________ position. - ANSWER -Slightly
past-neutral That's correct! Amy compressed the chest about
______ or one-third the anterior-posterior
diameter of the chest. - ANSWER -2 inches
Next, Amy must simultaneously check for (5 cm)
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