PALS Questions and Answers | Latest
Update | 2024/2025 | Already Passed
What is the first step when assessing an unresponsive child?
Check for responsiveness and breathing
What is the recommended compression-to-ventilation ratio for a single rescuer performing CPR
on a child?
30:2
What dru...
PALS Questions and Answers | Latest
Update | 2024/2025 | Already Passed
What is the first step when assessing an unresponsive child?
✔✔ Check for responsiveness and breathing
What is the recommended compression-to-ventilation ratio for a single rescuer performing CPR
on a child?
✔✔ 30:2
What drug is most commonly administered during pediatric cardiac arrest for asystole or
pulseless electrical activity?
✔✔ Epinephrine
How often should epinephrine be administered during a pediatric cardiac arrest event?
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,✔✔ Every 3 to 5 minutes
What is the appropriate ventilation rate for a child with an advanced airway in place during
CPR?
✔✔ One breath every 6 seconds
What is the initial energy dose for defibrillation in pediatric patients?
✔✔ 2 Joules per kilogram
What is the recommended treatment for a child with bradycardia and poor perfusion despite
adequate ventilation and oxygenation?
✔✔ Administer epinephrine and begin CPR if the heart rate is less than 60 beats per minute
Which condition requires synchronized cardioversion in pediatric patients?
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,✔✔ Unstable supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
What is the appropriate fluid bolus for a child in septic shock?
✔✔ 20 mL/kg of isotonic crystalloid
When managing a pediatric patient with anaphylaxis, what is the first-line medication?
✔✔ Epinephrine
What is the recommended method for confirming endotracheal tube placement in a pediatric
patient?
✔✔ Continuous waveform capnography
How should chest compressions be performed on an infant during two-rescuer CPR?
✔✔ Use the two-thumb encircling hands technique
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, What is the appropriate response if a child’s heart rate remains below 60 beats per minute despite
adequate oxygenation and ventilation?
✔✔ Begin chest compressions and administer epinephrine
Which rhythm is characterized by rapid, irregular heartbeats without a pulse in pediatric
patients?
✔✔ Ventricular fibrillation
What is the recommended treatment for a child with severe respiratory distress due to croup?
✔✔ Nebulized epinephrine and corticosteroids
How do you treat a child with shock due to anaphylaxis who is not responding to initial
epinephrine?
✔✔ Administer a second dose of epinephrine and consider fluid resuscitation
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