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Where can you check a pulse on an infant and a child? - CORRECT ANSWER-infant - brachial child - femoral What should you do to check for breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER-Look for chest rise and fall. How long should assessing for breathing and a pulse take? - CORRECT ANSWER-No longer than 10 seco...

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Where can you check a pulse on an infant and a child? - CORRECT ANSWER-infant -
brachial

child - femoral



What should you do to check for breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER-Look for chest rise
and fall.



How long should assessing for breathing and a pulse take? - CORRECT ANSWER-No
longer than 10 seconds



If the child does not have a normal breathing and a pulse of 64/min is present, you will
need to - CORRECT ANSWER-Provide rescue breathing



What is the preferred technique for infant compressions when there are 2 or more
rescuers present? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 thumb-encircling hands technique



If the AED gives you a "no shock advised" message, what should your next move be? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Start chest compression



The appropriate rate for compressions for children is 100 to 120/min. What is the correct
depth for children? - CORRECT ANSWER-Approximately 2 inches (one third AP
diameter)



How is the airway assessed? - CORRECT ANSWER-Determining if the airway is
open/patent

,The primary assessment includes the ABCDE approach. What does it assess? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Airway

Breathing

Circulation

Disability

Exposure



In infants, the abdomen may move ____ the chest. - CORRECT ANSWER-more than



Oxygen saturation less than ____ indicates low oxygen saturation, which is know as
hypoxemia. - CORRECT ANSWER-94%



Pulse oximetry indicates oxygen ____ but not oxygen delivery. - CORRECT ANSWER-
saturation



Snoring and gurgling are a result of ___ airway obstruction. - CORRECT ANSWER-
upper



In the primary assessment, how should you open the airway of a child who is not
suspected of having a cervical spine injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-With a head tilt-chin
lift



Tachypbea is often the first sign of respiratory ____ in infants. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Distress



What signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and respiratory
failure? - CORRECT ANSWER-Retractions

Nasal flaring

Seesaw respirations

Head bobbing

, What is a characteristic of normal chest rise? - CORRECT ANSWER-Symmetrical
during inspiration



What does a prolonged capillary refill time indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER-low cardiac
output



Determine the respiratory rate by counting the number of times the chest rises in ____
seconds and multiplying by ___ - CORRECT ANSWER-30:2



Crackles happen during ______, and grunting happens during ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER-inspiration and expiration



normal capillary refill time - CORRECT ANSWER-less than 2 seconds



When oxygen delivery to the extremities becomes inadequate, the __________ and the
__________ are the first to exhibit signs. - CORRECT ANSWER-hands and feet



What should be used to asses skin temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER-The back of
the hand



If ________ Is not identified and treated immediately, it can result in __________ injury
- CORRECT ANSWER-hypoglycemia

brain



What do weak central pulses indicate a need for immediate intervention to prevent? -
CORRECT ANSWER-cardiac arrest



If pupils do not __________ in response to bright light, consider increased
_____________ pressure. - CORRECT ANSWER-constrict

intracranial



If the child does not respond to voice, assess the child's response to ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Pain

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