PALS Instructor Final Exam Study Test.
1. How do you check
for breathing and Check for breathing and a pulse simultaneously. Feel a central
pulse? artery while scanning for chest rise and fall. On an infant, check
the brachial pulse. On a child, check the carotid or femoral pulse.
Check for at least 5, but NO MORE than 10 seconds.
2. If you arrive at the
scene and find the Should for help, monitor and stay with the victim.
vic- tim is
unresponsive but has
a pulse and is
breathing, what do
you do?
3. If you find a victim
with a pulse but is
not Provide rescue breathing at 1 breath every 3-5 seconds (for a
respiratory rate of 12-20). Activate the emergency response
system if not done at 2
breathing, what do you mins. If pulse of the child drops below 60 beats/min with signs
poor
do? perfusion, add in compressions.
4. If you find a child victim Start CPR. Use an AED as soon as it b comes available.
with no pulse and
only gasping, what
are next steps?
5. How does your re- If the collapse was witnessed, leave the victim to activate the
sponse differ for a
wit- nessed collapse emergency response, shout for help, and get the AED. If the
versus a child that collapse was not witnessed, start CPR and complete 5 rounds (2
was found down? mins) before leaving to activate the emergency response and ge
6. If using the AED the AED.
on auto mode and
no shock is
advised (or find an Immediately resume CPR beginning with chest compressions.
unshockable
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rhythm), what are
next steps?
7. What are signs of 1. Temperature: cool extremities.
poor perfusion in a
child? 2. AMS: decreased LOC.
3. Pulses: weak pulses.
4. Skin: paleness, mottling, cyanosis.
8. What is the
universal 100 - 120 compressions / minute
compression rate?
9. What is the compressin For 1 rescuer, the ventilation to compression ratio is 30:2. For 2
rescuers,
to ventilation ratio for 1 the ratio is 15:2.
rescuer? For 2?
10. How are chest For a child over 1 yr, chest compressions are completed with
com- pressions
performed for a either 1 or 2 hands. Compress the chest 1/3 the AP diameter
child? (about 2 in, or 5 cm).
11. How are chest
com- pressions
performed for an For 1 rescuer, use 2 fingers just below the nipple line. Do not
infant? com- press the tip of the breastbone. For 2 rescuers, use the
2-thumb-encir- cling-hands technique. Compress at least 1/3 the
12. During CPR, AP diameter (1.5 in, or 4cm).
minimize
interruptions in Less than 10 seconds.
com- pressions to
13. Why should you
allow for complete
chest re- coil while Complete chest recoil allows the heart to fill with blood between
performing chest com- pressions.
compressions?
14.
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How are breaths given breaths are given, each over 1 second. Use the head-tilt-chin-lift to
during CPR?
open the airway. If head or neck trauma is suspected, use a jaw-
thrust maneuver to open the airway.
15. How do you open the
airway in a patientUse the jaw-thrust maneuver. If this does not open the airway, use the
with suspected head
or neck trauma? head-tilt-chin-lift.
16. How do you open an in- Tilt the infants head to a sniflng position. Extending it more will
close the
fants airway? airway. The external ear canal should be level with the infants shoulder.
17. How often should Switch providers every 2 mins, or after 5 cycles of CPR.
res- cuers switch
while giv- ing
compressions?
18. Why is the It produces a better blood supply to the heart and ensures constant force
2-thumbs-encir- of chest compressions.
cling-hands technique
preferred over the
2-finger technique for
CPR with infants?
19. How do you instruct an The pediatric pads may come with an attenuator to lower the dos
or
AED to deliver a pedi- there may be a switch on the AED. If there is no way to lower the shock
atric shock dose?
dosage, use adult dosage.
20. When do you use
child sized pads? Use child size pads for infants and children under 8. Use adult
pads if child pads are. It available, making sure they don't
21. What is the initial touch. Use AP placement if needed.
im- pression?
assessment completed over a few seconds, from the doorway.
Used to identify what type of problem is going on, and if it is
life threatening.
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1. How do you check
for breathing and Check for breathing and a pulse simultaneously. Feel a central
pulse? artery while scanning for chest rise and fall. On an infant, check
the brachial pulse. On a child, check the carotid or femoral pulse.
Check for at least 5, but NO MORE than 10 seconds.
2. If you arrive at the
scene and find the Should for help, monitor and stay with the victim.
vic- tim is
unresponsive but has
a pulse and is
breathing, what do
you do?
3. If you find a victim
with a pulse but is
not Provide rescue breathing at 1 breath every 3-5 seconds (for a
respiratory rate of 12-20). Activate the emergency response
system if not done at 2
breathing, what do you mins. If pulse of the child drops below 60 beats/min with signs
poor
do? perfusion, add in compressions.
4. If you find a child victim Start CPR. Use an AED as soon as it b comes available.
with no pulse and
only gasping, what
are next steps?
5. How does your re- If the collapse was witnessed, leave the victim to activate the
sponse differ for a
wit- nessed collapse emergency response, shout for help, and get the AED. If the
versus a child that collapse was not witnessed, start CPR and complete 5 rounds (2
was found down? mins) before leaving to activate the emergency response and ge
6. If using the AED the AED.
on auto mode and
no shock is
advised (or find an Immediately resume CPR beginning with chest compressions.
unshockable
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rhythm), what are
next steps?
7. What are signs of 1. Temperature: cool extremities.
poor perfusion in a
child? 2. AMS: decreased LOC.
3. Pulses: weak pulses.
4. Skin: paleness, mottling, cyanosis.
8. What is the
universal 100 - 120 compressions / minute
compression rate?
9. What is the compressin For 1 rescuer, the ventilation to compression ratio is 30:2. For 2
rescuers,
to ventilation ratio for 1 the ratio is 15:2.
rescuer? For 2?
10. How are chest For a child over 1 yr, chest compressions are completed with
com- pressions
performed for a either 1 or 2 hands. Compress the chest 1/3 the AP diameter
child? (about 2 in, or 5 cm).
11. How are chest
com- pressions
performed for an For 1 rescuer, use 2 fingers just below the nipple line. Do not
infant? com- press the tip of the breastbone. For 2 rescuers, use the
2-thumb-encir- cling-hands technique. Compress at least 1/3 the
12. During CPR, AP diameter (1.5 in, or 4cm).
minimize
interruptions in Less than 10 seconds.
com- pressions to
13. Why should you
allow for complete
chest re- coil while Complete chest recoil allows the heart to fill with blood between
performing chest com- pressions.
compressions?
14.
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How are breaths given breaths are given, each over 1 second. Use the head-tilt-chin-lift to
during CPR?
open the airway. If head or neck trauma is suspected, use a jaw-
thrust maneuver to open the airway.
15. How do you open the
airway in a patientUse the jaw-thrust maneuver. If this does not open the airway, use the
with suspected head
or neck trauma? head-tilt-chin-lift.
16. How do you open an in- Tilt the infants head to a sniflng position. Extending it more will
close the
fants airway? airway. The external ear canal should be level with the infants shoulder.
17. How often should Switch providers every 2 mins, or after 5 cycles of CPR.
res- cuers switch
while giv- ing
compressions?
18. Why is the It produces a better blood supply to the heart and ensures constant force
2-thumbs-encir- of chest compressions.
cling-hands technique
preferred over the
2-finger technique for
CPR with infants?
19. How do you instruct an The pediatric pads may come with an attenuator to lower the dos
or
AED to deliver a pedi- there may be a switch on the AED. If there is no way to lower the shock
atric shock dose?
dosage, use adult dosage.
20. When do you use
child sized pads? Use child size pads for infants and children under 8. Use adult
pads if child pads are. It available, making sure they don't
21. What is the initial touch. Use AP placement if needed.
im- pression?
assessment completed over a few seconds, from the doorway.
Used to identify what type of problem is going on, and if it is
life threatening.
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