PALS Exam Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following situation may IO access be used?
Answer An extremity with slow capillary refill time.
2. A 2 week old infant is being evaluated for irritability and poor
feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg, and capillary refill time
is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of
this infant's blood pressure?
Answer It is hypotensive.
3. You are caring for patient's in the emergency department. Which
2-year-old child requires immediate intervention?
Answer A child who is grunting.
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, 4. A 3-year-old child is having difficulty breathing. What finding
would most likely lead you to suspect an upper airway obstruction in
this child?
Answer Increased inspiratory ettorts with retractions.
5. A team member is unable to preform an assigned task because it
is beyond the team member's scope of practice. What action should
the team member take?
Answer Ask for a new task or role.
6. You are the team leader during a pediatric resuscitation attempt.
What action is an element of high quality CPR?
Answer Allowing complete chest wall recoil after each compression.
7. An 8-year old child is brought to the emergency department by his
mother for difficulty breathing. He has a history of asthma and
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1. Which of the following situation may IO access be used?
Answer An extremity with slow capillary refill time.
2. A 2 week old infant is being evaluated for irritability and poor
feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg, and capillary refill time
is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of
this infant's blood pressure?
Answer It is hypotensive.
3. You are caring for patient's in the emergency department. Which
2-year-old child requires immediate intervention?
Answer A child who is grunting.
1/
5
, 4. A 3-year-old child is having difficulty breathing. What finding
would most likely lead you to suspect an upper airway obstruction in
this child?
Answer Increased inspiratory ettorts with retractions.
5. A team member is unable to preform an assigned task because it
is beyond the team member's scope of practice. What action should
the team member take?
Answer Ask for a new task or role.
6. You are the team leader during a pediatric resuscitation attempt.
What action is an element of high quality CPR?
Answer Allowing complete chest wall recoil after each compression.
7. An 8-year old child is brought to the emergency department by his
mother for difficulty breathing. He has a history of asthma and
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5
