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ACTUAL QUESTIONS & CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS || GRADED A+ ||
LATEST UPDATE 2025
1. You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old patient who shows signs of puberty,
including breast development. Which CPR/AED guideline should you follow?-
ANS >> Adult
2. You are caring for for a 6-month-old infant who is unresponsive, breathing
and has a pulse. What should you do? ANS >> *All of the above.*
Perform primary assessment (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure)
and emergent/initial interventions.
Perform secondary assessment as patient condition allows.
Reassess patient, recognize issues and provide care as needed.
3. A 9-year-old child is in cardiac arrest.You and another provider are present.
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, The child's parents/legal guardians are not present. You stay with the child
to begin CPR. Which actions would be appropriate for the second provider to
do? ANS >> Activate EMS, rapid response or resuscitation team.
Retrieve AED and resuscitation equipment.
4. You come upon a child who has collapsed.You determine they are in cardiac
arrest. You are alone and have no immediate access to a phone or other form
of communication. Which action would you do first? ANS >> Perform about 2
minutes of CPR, starting with chest compressions.
5. A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. You ensure
that high-quality CPR is administered when you compress the chest to which
depth? ANS >> About 2 inches
6. When providing CPR to a child or infant with an advanced airway in place,
one provider should deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds, while the
other provider delivers continuous chest compressions without pausing for
ventilations. True or false? ANS >> True
7. You would use pediatric AED pads for which children? ANS >> 5-year-old
weighing 43 lbs
2-year-old weighing 27 lbs
8. You are caring for a child who is in respiratory arrest with a central pulse
of 55 bpm and signs of poor perfusion. What should you do? ANS >> Start
CPR immediately.
9. After determining an 8-year-old child is unresponsive, what is the best site
to check for a pulse? ANS >> Carotid
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ACTUAL QUESTIONS & CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS || GRADED A+ ||
LATEST UPDATE 2025
1. You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old patient who shows signs of puberty,
including breast development. Which CPR/AED guideline should you follow?-
ANS >> Adult
2. You are caring for for a 6-month-old infant who is unresponsive, breathing
and has a pulse. What should you do? ANS >> *All of the above.*
Perform primary assessment (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure)
and emergent/initial interventions.
Perform secondary assessment as patient condition allows.
Reassess patient, recognize issues and provide care as needed.
3. A 9-year-old child is in cardiac arrest.You and another provider are present.
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, The child's parents/legal guardians are not present. You stay with the child
to begin CPR. Which actions would be appropriate for the second provider to
do? ANS >> Activate EMS, rapid response or resuscitation team.
Retrieve AED and resuscitation equipment.
4. You come upon a child who has collapsed.You determine they are in cardiac
arrest. You are alone and have no immediate access to a phone or other form
of communication. Which action would you do first? ANS >> Perform about 2
minutes of CPR, starting with chest compressions.
5. A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. You ensure
that high-quality CPR is administered when you compress the chest to which
depth? ANS >> About 2 inches
6. When providing CPR to a child or infant with an advanced airway in place,
one provider should deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds, while the
other provider delivers continuous chest compressions without pausing for
ventilations. True or false? ANS >> True
7. You would use pediatric AED pads for which children? ANS >> 5-year-old
weighing 43 lbs
2-year-old weighing 27 lbs
8. You are caring for a child who is in respiratory arrest with a central pulse
of 55 bpm and signs of poor perfusion. What should you do? ANS >> Start
CPR immediately.
9. After determining an 8-year-old child is unresponsive, what is the best site
to check for a pulse? ANS >> Carotid
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