AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support
(2026) Exam Complete Questions and
Answers | Verified | 100% Accurate
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support -✓✓Life-saving techniques for children in
emergency situations
• 50 Questions -✓✓Number of questions in the Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Exam A
• An extremity with signs of infection -✓✓Situation where 1O access may be used
• An extremity with signs of a crush injury -✓✓Situation where 1O access may be
used
• An extremity with a previous unsuccessful 1O attempt -✓✓Situation where 1O
access may be used
• An extremity with slow a capillary refill time -✓✓Situation where 1O access may
be used
• Disordered control of breathing -✓✓Condition most likely to be present in an 8-
year-old child with a history of asthma and nut allergies
• Hypovolemic shock -✓✓Condition most likely to be present in an 8-year-old
child brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision
• Lung tissue disease -✓✓Condition most likely to be present in an 8-year-old child
with slow and irregular respirations
• Upper airway obstruction -✓✓Condition most likely to be present in an 8-year-
old child brought to the emergency department for difficulty breathing
• A child who is grunting -✓✓2-year-old child requiring immediate intervention in
the emergency department
, • A child with an Spoz of 95% on room air -✓✓2-year-old child not requiring
immediate intervention in the emergency department
• A child with a systolic blood pressure of 92 mm Hg -✓✓2-year-old child
requiring immediate intervention in the emergency department
• A child with a temperature of 37.4°C (99.3°F) -✓✓2-year-old child not requiring
immediate intervention in the emergency department
• Expiratory breath sounds -✓✓Finding that would most likely lead to suspect an
upper airway obstruction in a 3-year-old child with difficulty breathing
• Decreased expiratory effort -✓✓Finding that would most likely lead to suspect an
upper airway obstruction in a 3-year-old child with difficulty breathing
• Increased inspiratory effort with retractions -✓✓Finding that would most likely
lead to suspect an upper airway obstruction in a 3-year-old child with difficulty
breathing
• Normal inspiratory sounds -✓✓Finding that would most likely lead to suspect an
upper airway obstruction in a 3-year-old child with difficulty breathing
• Ask for a new task or role -✓✓Action a team member should take if unable to
perform an assigned task
• Refuse to perform the task -✓✓Action a team member should take if unable to
perform an assigned task
• Do it anyway -✓✓Action a team member should take if unable to perform an
assigned task
• Seek expert consultation -✓✓Action a team member should take if unable to
perform an assigned task
• Providing a compression depth of one fourth the depth of the chest -✓✓Element
of high-quality CPR during a pediatric resuscitation attempt
(2026) Exam Complete Questions and
Answers | Verified | 100% Accurate
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support -✓✓Life-saving techniques for children in
emergency situations
• 50 Questions -✓✓Number of questions in the Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Exam A
• An extremity with signs of infection -✓✓Situation where 1O access may be used
• An extremity with signs of a crush injury -✓✓Situation where 1O access may be
used
• An extremity with a previous unsuccessful 1O attempt -✓✓Situation where 1O
access may be used
• An extremity with slow a capillary refill time -✓✓Situation where 1O access may
be used
• Disordered control of breathing -✓✓Condition most likely to be present in an 8-
year-old child with a history of asthma and nut allergies
• Hypovolemic shock -✓✓Condition most likely to be present in an 8-year-old
child brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision
• Lung tissue disease -✓✓Condition most likely to be present in an 8-year-old child
with slow and irregular respirations
• Upper airway obstruction -✓✓Condition most likely to be present in an 8-year-
old child brought to the emergency department for difficulty breathing
• A child who is grunting -✓✓2-year-old child requiring immediate intervention in
the emergency department
, • A child with an Spoz of 95% on room air -✓✓2-year-old child not requiring
immediate intervention in the emergency department
• A child with a systolic blood pressure of 92 mm Hg -✓✓2-year-old child
requiring immediate intervention in the emergency department
• A child with a temperature of 37.4°C (99.3°F) -✓✓2-year-old child not requiring
immediate intervention in the emergency department
• Expiratory breath sounds -✓✓Finding that would most likely lead to suspect an
upper airway obstruction in a 3-year-old child with difficulty breathing
• Decreased expiratory effort -✓✓Finding that would most likely lead to suspect an
upper airway obstruction in a 3-year-old child with difficulty breathing
• Increased inspiratory effort with retractions -✓✓Finding that would most likely
lead to suspect an upper airway obstruction in a 3-year-old child with difficulty
breathing
• Normal inspiratory sounds -✓✓Finding that would most likely lead to suspect an
upper airway obstruction in a 3-year-old child with difficulty breathing
• Ask for a new task or role -✓✓Action a team member should take if unable to
perform an assigned task
• Refuse to perform the task -✓✓Action a team member should take if unable to
perform an assigned task
• Do it anyway -✓✓Action a team member should take if unable to perform an
assigned task
• Seek expert consultation -✓✓Action a team member should take if unable to
perform an assigned task
• Providing a compression depth of one fourth the depth of the chest -✓✓Element
of high-quality CPR during a pediatric resuscitation attempt
