PALS check off Exam Questions
&Answers with Complete Solutions
first thing you do in BLS -ANSWER - tap and shout
call for help
check for pulse and breathing
what do you do if pulse is less than 60 -ANSWER - start compressions immediately
how fast should compressions be -ANSWER - 100-120/minute
how deep should compressions be -ANSWER - 1/3 depth of the chest , about 2 inches
1 rescuer CPR -ANSWER - 30:2
2 rescuer CPR -ANSWER - 15:2
SVT -ANSWER - has a pulse
if stable-vagal first- blow in a straw/ice to eye
adenosine- 0.1 mg/kg
repeat adenosine- 0.2 mg/kg
meds fail, synchronized cardio version @ 0.5-1 J/kg
repeat synchronized cardio version @ 2 J/kg
VTach and VFib -ANSWER - no pulse
defib @ 2J/kg and resume CPR for 2 min
repeat defib @ 4,6,8, 10 J/kg
Epi is first med @ 0.01 mg/kg
if 2nd shock needed, give amiodarone @ 5mg/kg (can repeat x2)
PEA -ANSWER - looks like sinus, but no pulse
Epi and compressions
tx cause (h's and t's)
asystole -ANSWER - no pulse
check leads first
epi and compressions
tx cause (h's and t's)
bradycardia -ANSWER - pulse less than 60
start CPR first
Epi is first med @ 0.01 mg/kg UNLESS they brady during intubation THEN atropine first
@ 0.02 mg/kg
&Answers with Complete Solutions
first thing you do in BLS -ANSWER - tap and shout
call for help
check for pulse and breathing
what do you do if pulse is less than 60 -ANSWER - start compressions immediately
how fast should compressions be -ANSWER - 100-120/minute
how deep should compressions be -ANSWER - 1/3 depth of the chest , about 2 inches
1 rescuer CPR -ANSWER - 30:2
2 rescuer CPR -ANSWER - 15:2
SVT -ANSWER - has a pulse
if stable-vagal first- blow in a straw/ice to eye
adenosine- 0.1 mg/kg
repeat adenosine- 0.2 mg/kg
meds fail, synchronized cardio version @ 0.5-1 J/kg
repeat synchronized cardio version @ 2 J/kg
VTach and VFib -ANSWER - no pulse
defib @ 2J/kg and resume CPR for 2 min
repeat defib @ 4,6,8, 10 J/kg
Epi is first med @ 0.01 mg/kg
if 2nd shock needed, give amiodarone @ 5mg/kg (can repeat x2)
PEA -ANSWER - looks like sinus, but no pulse
Epi and compressions
tx cause (h's and t's)
asystole -ANSWER - no pulse
check leads first
epi and compressions
tx cause (h's and t's)
bradycardia -ANSWER - pulse less than 60
start CPR first
Epi is first med @ 0.01 mg/kg UNLESS they brady during intubation THEN atropine first
@ 0.02 mg/kg
