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You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO₂ detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3°C. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, which of the following should be provided first? - Epinephrine IV - Transcutaneous pacing - Atropine IV - Dobutamine IV infusion - Epinephrine IV You are caring for a 5-year-old patient with supraventricular tachycardia (heart rate = 220/min). The child is lethargic. The skin is pale and cool with delayed capillary refill. Distal pulses are not palpable. Which of the following would be the best treatment to provide without delay? - Place cold packs on the distal upper and lower extremities - Ask the child to blow through a small straw - Exert light pressure on the eyes bilaterally - Provide synchronized cardioversion at 0.5 to 1 J/kg - Provide synchronized cardioversion at 0.5 to 1 J/kg