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AHA PALS EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
PROFESSOR VERIFIED | LATEST VERSION (JUST RELEASED)
VERIFIED EXAMS!!!
30. A 12-year-old child suddenly collapses while playing sports.
He is unresponsive and not breathing. Emergency response is
activated. The child has no pulse, and CPR is initiated. An AED
arrives. What is the most appropriate next intervention?
A. Contact the child's family
B. Provide CPR for 2 minutes
C. Drive the child to the hospital
D. Use the AED - ANSWER-D. Use the AED
31. A 6-year-old child is found unresponsive, not breathing, and
pulseless. What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio
when 2 or more healthcare providers are present to perform
CPR? - ANSWER-15:2
32. A 5-year-old child has had severe respiratory distress for 2
days. During assessment the child's heart rate decreases from
140/min to 90/min, and the child's respiratory rate decreases
from 66/min to 8/min. What intervention is most appropriate?
A. Provide rescue breaths at a rate of 12 to 20/min B. Provide
rescue breaths at a rate of 6 to 10/min
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C. Initiate chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min
D. Initiate chest compressions at a rate of 60/min - ANSWER-B.
Provide rescue breaths at a rate of 12 to 20/min
33. A 7-year-old child presents with a narrow-complex
supraventricular tachycardia, lethargy, and poor perfusion.
Pulses are weak and thready. Vascular access cannot be
established. What is the most appropriate intervention?
A. Unsynchronized shock with 0.5 to 1 J/kg
B. Synchronized shock with 0.5 to 1 J/kg
C. Unsynchronized shock with 2 J/kg
D. Synchronized shock with 2 J/kg - ANSWER-B. Synchronized
shock with 0.5 to 1 J/kg
1. A 13-year-old patient with asthma just received oxygen and
albuterol via a nebulizer. What is the next most appropriate
intervention?
A. Administer 0.1 mg/kg of adenosine
B. Obtain a blood sample to evaluate arterial or venous blood
gases
C. Reassess breath sounds and clinical status
D. Repeat the albuterol treatment - ANSWER-C. Reassess
breath sounds and clinical status
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2. The respiratory rate of a 1-year-old child with respiratory
distress has decreased from 65/min to 30/min. The child is
more lethargic and continues to have subcostal retractions.
What does this change likely indicate?
A. Respiratory distress is unchanged
B. Progression toward respiratory failure
C. Improved respiratory status
D. Neurologic impairment - ANSWER-B. Progression toward
respiratory failure
3. What is the most likely cause of head bobbing in infants?
A. Increased respiratory effort
B. Improving respiratory status
C. Decompensated shock
D. Brain injury - ANSWER-A. Increased respiratory effort
4. Several healthcare providers are participating in an
attempted resuscitation. Which of the following is most
consistent with the responsibilities of the team leader of the
resuscitation?
A. Records medications and interventions
AHA PALS EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
PROFESSOR VERIFIED | LATEST VERSION (JUST RELEASED)
VERIFIED EXAMS!!!
30. A 12-year-old child suddenly collapses while playing sports.
He is unresponsive and not breathing. Emergency response is
activated. The child has no pulse, and CPR is initiated. An AED
arrives. What is the most appropriate next intervention?
A. Contact the child's family
B. Provide CPR for 2 minutes
C. Drive the child to the hospital
D. Use the AED - ANSWER-D. Use the AED
31. A 6-year-old child is found unresponsive, not breathing, and
pulseless. What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio
when 2 or more healthcare providers are present to perform
CPR? - ANSWER-15:2
32. A 5-year-old child has had severe respiratory distress for 2
days. During assessment the child's heart rate decreases from
140/min to 90/min, and the child's respiratory rate decreases
from 66/min to 8/min. What intervention is most appropriate?
A. Provide rescue breaths at a rate of 12 to 20/min B. Provide
rescue breaths at a rate of 6 to 10/min
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C. Initiate chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min
D. Initiate chest compressions at a rate of 60/min - ANSWER-B.
Provide rescue breaths at a rate of 12 to 20/min
33. A 7-year-old child presents with a narrow-complex
supraventricular tachycardia, lethargy, and poor perfusion.
Pulses are weak and thready. Vascular access cannot be
established. What is the most appropriate intervention?
A. Unsynchronized shock with 0.5 to 1 J/kg
B. Synchronized shock with 0.5 to 1 J/kg
C. Unsynchronized shock with 2 J/kg
D. Synchronized shock with 2 J/kg - ANSWER-B. Synchronized
shock with 0.5 to 1 J/kg
1. A 13-year-old patient with asthma just received oxygen and
albuterol via a nebulizer. What is the next most appropriate
intervention?
A. Administer 0.1 mg/kg of adenosine
B. Obtain a blood sample to evaluate arterial or venous blood
gases
C. Reassess breath sounds and clinical status
D. Repeat the albuterol treatment - ANSWER-C. Reassess
breath sounds and clinical status
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2. The respiratory rate of a 1-year-old child with respiratory
distress has decreased from 65/min to 30/min. The child is
more lethargic and continues to have subcostal retractions.
What does this change likely indicate?
A. Respiratory distress is unchanged
B. Progression toward respiratory failure
C. Improved respiratory status
D. Neurologic impairment - ANSWER-B. Progression toward
respiratory failure
3. What is the most likely cause of head bobbing in infants?
A. Increased respiratory effort
B. Improving respiratory status
C. Decompensated shock
D. Brain injury - ANSWER-A. Increased respiratory effort
4. Several healthcare providers are participating in an
attempted resuscitation. Which of the following is most
consistent with the responsibilities of the team leader of the
resuscitation?
A. Records medications and interventions
