Intro to EPALS Exam questions With Answers

Intro to EPALS Exam questions With Answers
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What /
/is /


/difference /


/between /


/primary /


/and /


/secondary /


/cardiorespiratory /


/arrest //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Primary- /


/Sudden //acute //event //occurring //without //warning //normally //due //to //arrhythmia



Secondary- /
/Usually /


/due /


/to //hypoxia //and //reflects //limit //of //the //body's //ability //to //compensate //for //underlying //illness




Most /
/common /


/rhythms //in //primary //cardiorespiratory //arrest //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔VF //and //pVT




What //is //the //success //rate //of //OHCA //in //children //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔4-12%



In //
a/
/secondary /


/cardiorespiratory /


/arrest /


/in /


/hospital /


/what /

, /is /
/the /


/percentage /


/rate //that //achieve //ROSC //and //what //is //the //average //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔60-


80% //(69% //is //average)



What //
%/
/of /


/children /


/with //


a/
/secondary /


/cardiorespiratory //arrest //in //hospital //survive //till //discharge //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔54%




How //is //the //infant //airway //different //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-Smaller //diameter

-Susceptible //to //oedema



What /
/is /


/the /


/issue /


/with /


/applying /


/too /


/much /


/pressure /


/to //a //child //with //a //O2 //mask //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Damage //and //reflex //bradycardia




How /
/is /


/the //tongue //different //in //children //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Much //larger //proportionally