PALS HEARTCODE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS &
ELABORATED SOLUTIONS PASSED 100%
1. Where can you check a pulse on an infant - brachial
infant and child? child - femoral
2. What are signs of increased respiratory effort that nasal flaring
can lead to fatigue and respiratory failure? 6. What sequence
Select all that apply is used when
care for a
nasal flaring unlabored seriously ill or
breathing apnea injured child
seesaw respirations to help
retractions determine the
head bobbing best treat-
ment or
3. Determine the respiratory rate by
intervention?
counting the number of times the chest
The
rises in seconds and
multiplying by . sequence
4. Tachypnea is often the first sign of
respiratory
in infants
5. Hypotension fro children 1 to 10 years of
age is a systolic blood pressure of less
than
40mmHg + 2 x age in years
50mmHg + 2 x age in
years 60mmHg + 2 x
age in years 70mmHg
+ 2 x age in years
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, PALS HEARTCODE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS &
ELABORATED SOLUTIONS PASSED 100%
esaw respirations retractions
ad bobbing
0
stress
mmHg + 2 x age in years
aluate Identify Intervene
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, PALS HEARTCODE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS &
ELABORATED SOLUTIONS PASSED 100%
7. Automated blood pressure cuffs may inaccurately high
provide
readings when the child
is in shock.
Airway, breathing, circulation,
8. The primary assessment included the
disability, exposure
ABCDE ap-proach. What does it assess?
low cardiac output
9. What does a prolonged capillary refill
time indi-cate?
Stridor
10. is usually high-pitched breathing
wheezing
during inspiration, whereas is usually
during expiration
11. Normal capillary refill time is seconds or less 2
12. What pulses should be assessed to Peripheral and central
monitor sys-temic perfusion in a child?
13. What do weak central pulses indicate a Cardiac arrest
need for immediate intervention to
prevent?
Hands
14. When oxygenation delivery to the
extremities be-
comes inadequate, the and are the Feet
first to exhibit designs.
15. What should be used to assess skin temperature? the back of the
hand
16. What is the preferred technique for infant com-pressions
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ELABORATED SOLUTIONS PASSED 100%
1. Where can you check a pulse on an infant - brachial
infant and child? child - femoral
2. What are signs of increased respiratory effort that nasal flaring
can lead to fatigue and respiratory failure? 6. What sequence
Select all that apply is used when
care for a
nasal flaring unlabored seriously ill or
breathing apnea injured child
seesaw respirations to help
retractions determine the
head bobbing best treat-
ment or
3. Determine the respiratory rate by
intervention?
counting the number of times the chest
The
rises in seconds and
multiplying by . sequence
4. Tachypnea is often the first sign of
respiratory
in infants
5. Hypotension fro children 1 to 10 years of
age is a systolic blood pressure of less
than
40mmHg + 2 x age in years
50mmHg + 2 x age in
years 60mmHg + 2 x
age in years 70mmHg
+ 2 x age in years
1/
27
, PALS HEARTCODE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS &
ELABORATED SOLUTIONS PASSED 100%
esaw respirations retractions
ad bobbing
0
stress
mmHg + 2 x age in years
aluate Identify Intervene
2/
27
, PALS HEARTCODE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS &
ELABORATED SOLUTIONS PASSED 100%
7. Automated blood pressure cuffs may inaccurately high
provide
readings when the child
is in shock.
Airway, breathing, circulation,
8. The primary assessment included the
disability, exposure
ABCDE ap-proach. What does it assess?
low cardiac output
9. What does a prolonged capillary refill
time indi-cate?
Stridor
10. is usually high-pitched breathing
wheezing
during inspiration, whereas is usually
during expiration
11. Normal capillary refill time is seconds or less 2
12. What pulses should be assessed to Peripheral and central
monitor sys-temic perfusion in a child?
13. What do weak central pulses indicate a Cardiac arrest
need for immediate intervention to
prevent?
Hands
14. When oxygenation delivery to the
extremities be-
comes inadequate, the and are the Feet
first to exhibit designs.
15. What should be used to assess skin temperature? the back of the
hand
16. What is the preferred technique for infant com-pressions
3/
27
