PALS RED CROSS 2023 bundle Questions & Answers

Parents of a 1-year-old female phoned EMS when they picked up their daughter from the babysitter. Paramedics perform an initial impression revealing an obtunded infant with irregular breathing, bruises over the abdomen, abdominal distension, and cyanosis. Assisted bag-mask ventilation with 100% o...

Guidelines for effective scanning include... - Answer- scanning your zone, staying focused, maintaining active posture, searching the entire volume of water and moving your head and eyes. How long does it take for brain damage, or even death, to occur once a victim is drowning? - Answer- 4-6 min...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are...

CPR Should be performed on a victim who is... - Answer In Cardiac Arrest or unconscious with an obstructed airway. After an AED says "No Shock Advised," it is best to... - Answer Perform CPR for about 2 minutes. When giving chest compressions to an adult, how do you position your hands? - Ans...

What is the find model stand for - Answer- F-figure out the problem I-identify possible solutions N-name the pros and cons D-decide which is best, and act what are some possible topics in in-service training - Answer- -servaillence and recognition -water and land rescue skills -emergency resp...

atrioventricular node - Answer- AV Automated External Defibrillator - Answer- AED Bag-valve Mask resuscitator - Answer- BVM body substance isolation - Answer- BSI cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Answer- CPR Communicate proper info/warnings Recognize some one in need of care Attempt to rescue ...

As the only lifeguard performing CPR on a & year old child, you would perform cycles of: - ANSWER 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking? - ANSWER Clutching the throat The patron asks, "Should w...

1. A previously healthy infant with a history of vomiting and diarrhea is brought to the emergency department by her parents. During your assessment, you find that the infant responds only to painful stimulation. The infant has good bilateral breath sounds, cool extremities, and a capillary refil...

A 2-year-old child arrives at the emergency department with the parents. The child is unresponsive, is not breathing and has no pulse. Two emergency department providers begin high-quality CPR. Which action(s) by the providers demonstrates high-quality CPR? - Compressing the chest about 2 inches ...

A 4-month old infant is brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Which condition would the team identify as the most common cause of cardiac arrest in an infant of this age? - answersudden infant death syndrome is the most common cause in infants younger than 6 months of age. The P...

A 7-year-old child in cardiac arrest is transported to the pediatric emergency department via emergency medical services. You understand the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children and infants is: Correct ans - Respiratory Failure During your primary assessment of an 8-year-old patient, y...

Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery? - ANSWER Lactate A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric...

A 5-year-old child with a history of a chronic neuromuscular disease is experiencing respiratory distress. The child is breathing spontaneously and receiving supplemental oxygen. Which additional intervention is a critical component of airway management for this patient? - Correct answer-Airway c...