Heartcode PALS Study Guide Test.
1. What should the first rescuer arriving on the scene 1. Verify scene
safety
of a unresponsive infant or child do? 2.Check for responsiveness
3.Shout for help
4.Activate the emergency
re- sponse system
2. How long should assessing for breathing No longer than 10 seconds
and a pulse take?
3. What should you do to check for breathing? Look for chest rise and fall
4. Where can you check a pulse on an infant Infant =
and a child? Brachial Child
= Femoral
5. If the child does not have normal
breathing and a pulse of 64/min is Provide rescue breathing
present, you will need to:
A) begin CPR
B) monitor
C)provide rescue breathing
6. For an unwitnessed cardiac arrest, what should you Perform high quality
CPR for 2
do after determining unresponsiveness and minutes
there is no breathing and no pulse?
A) shout for help
B) perform high quality CPR for 2 minutes
C)provide rescue breaths
D) activate the emergency response system
7. The appropriate rate for compressions for children Approximately 2
inches (one
is 100-120/min. What is the correct depth for chil- dren?
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A) approximately 2 inches (one third the AP third the AP diameter)
diame- ter)
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B) approximately 3 inches (one half AP
diameter)
C)approximately 4 inches (two thirds AP
diameter) Single rescuer 30:2, 2 rescue
15:2
8. What is the compression to ventilation ratio
for 1- and 2-rescuer CPR for children and
infants?
A) 15:2 for both
B) 30:2 for both
C)single rescuer 15:2, 2 rescuers 30:2 With 2 fingers or 2 thumbs
D) single rescuer 30:2, 2 rescuers 15:2
9. How should 1-rescuer infant compressions
be de- livered?
A) with 2 fingers or 2 thumbs
B) with 1 finger or 2 thumbs
C)with 2 hands or 2 fingers 2 thumb encircling hands
D) with 1 hand or 2 fingers technique
10. What is the preferred technique for infant
com- pressions when there are 2 or more
rescuers pre- sent?
A) 1 finger technique
B) 1 thumb encircling hands technique
C)2 thumb encircling hands technique 1. Turn on the AED
D) 2 finger technique 2. Attach pads to the
patient
11. What are the 4 universal steps for 3. Analyze the heart rhyth
operation of an AED? 4. Deliver indicated shock
12. If the AED indicates no shock advised, what should Start chest
compressions
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be the next action?
A) start chest compressions
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1. What should the first rescuer arriving on the scene 1. Verify scene
safety
of a unresponsive infant or child do? 2.Check for responsiveness
3.Shout for help
4.Activate the emergency
re- sponse system
2. How long should assessing for breathing No longer than 10 seconds
and a pulse take?
3. What should you do to check for breathing? Look for chest rise and fall
4. Where can you check a pulse on an infant Infant =
and a child? Brachial Child
= Femoral
5. If the child does not have normal
breathing and a pulse of 64/min is Provide rescue breathing
present, you will need to:
A) begin CPR
B) monitor
C)provide rescue breathing
6. For an unwitnessed cardiac arrest, what should you Perform high quality
CPR for 2
do after determining unresponsiveness and minutes
there is no breathing and no pulse?
A) shout for help
B) perform high quality CPR for 2 minutes
C)provide rescue breaths
D) activate the emergency response system
7. The appropriate rate for compressions for children Approximately 2
inches (one
is 100-120/min. What is the correct depth for chil- dren?
1/
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A) approximately 2 inches (one third the AP third the AP diameter)
diame- ter)
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B) approximately 3 inches (one half AP
diameter)
C)approximately 4 inches (two thirds AP
diameter) Single rescuer 30:2, 2 rescue
15:2
8. What is the compression to ventilation ratio
for 1- and 2-rescuer CPR for children and
infants?
A) 15:2 for both
B) 30:2 for both
C)single rescuer 15:2, 2 rescuers 30:2 With 2 fingers or 2 thumbs
D) single rescuer 30:2, 2 rescuers 15:2
9. How should 1-rescuer infant compressions
be de- livered?
A) with 2 fingers or 2 thumbs
B) with 1 finger or 2 thumbs
C)with 2 hands or 2 fingers 2 thumb encircling hands
D) with 1 hand or 2 fingers technique
10. What is the preferred technique for infant
com- pressions when there are 2 or more
rescuers pre- sent?
A) 1 finger technique
B) 1 thumb encircling hands technique
C)2 thumb encircling hands technique 1. Turn on the AED
D) 2 finger technique 2. Attach pads to the
patient
11. What are the 4 universal steps for 3. Analyze the heart rhyth
operation of an AED? 4. Deliver indicated shock
12. If the AED indicates no shock advised, what should Start chest
compressions
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be the next action?
A) start chest compressions
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