PALS FINAL EXAM RED CROSS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
1.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?
ANS sudden infant death syndrome is the most common cause in
infants younger than 6 months of age.
2.The PALS resuscitation team is providing care to an intubated
child in cardiac arrest. Which result best determines the
adequacy of the team's chest compressions?
ANS End-tidal carbon dioxide level between 15 and 20 mmHg
3.The emergency response team is providing care to a
preschooler who is experiencing shock. Which therapeutic goal,
common to all types of shock, does the team work to achieve?
ANS The primary therapeutic goal in shock, regard- less of cause, is to
restore a favorable balance between oxygen delivery and oxygen
demand.
4.A 9-year-old child is brought to the emergency department
because the child suddenly collapsed at school. The child's ECG
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, reveals the following waveform, and primary assessment
findings indicate that the child is hemo- dynamically unstable.
Which primary assessment findings indicate this?
ANS De- creased level of consciousness, Hypotension, Difficulty
breathing, Mottling
5.A child is experiencing shock. The emergency response team
prepares for imminent cardiac arrest when assessment reveals
which finding(s)?
ANS Hypoten- sion, Bradycardia, Diminished central pulses
6.An 11-year-old soccer player is brought to the emergency
department. After a quick assessment, the team realizes this
patient is experiencing a severe asthma exacerbation. Which
medication would the team administer first?
ANS Albuterol plus ipratropium bromide
7.The PALS team is providing post-cardiac arrest care to an 8-
year-old child in the pediatric intensive care unit. Which
intervention would the team implement to achieve the primary
goal of post-cardiac arrest care?
ANS Ensuring adequate mean arterial pressure
8.child in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the
following ECG wave- form and does not have a palpable central
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AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
1.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?
ANS sudden infant death syndrome is the most common cause in
infants younger than 6 months of age.
2.The PALS resuscitation team is providing care to an intubated
child in cardiac arrest. Which result best determines the
adequacy of the team's chest compressions?
ANS End-tidal carbon dioxide level between 15 and 20 mmHg
3.The emergency response team is providing care to a
preschooler who is experiencing shock. Which therapeutic goal,
common to all types of shock, does the team work to achieve?
ANS The primary therapeutic goal in shock, regard- less of cause, is to
restore a favorable balance between oxygen delivery and oxygen
demand.
4.A 9-year-old child is brought to the emergency department
because the child suddenly collapsed at school. The child's ECG
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, reveals the following waveform, and primary assessment
findings indicate that the child is hemo- dynamically unstable.
Which primary assessment findings indicate this?
ANS De- creased level of consciousness, Hypotension, Difficulty
breathing, Mottling
5.A child is experiencing shock. The emergency response team
prepares for imminent cardiac arrest when assessment reveals
which finding(s)?
ANS Hypoten- sion, Bradycardia, Diminished central pulses
6.An 11-year-old soccer player is brought to the emergency
department. After a quick assessment, the team realizes this
patient is experiencing a severe asthma exacerbation. Which
medication would the team administer first?
ANS Albuterol plus ipratropium bromide
7.The PALS team is providing post-cardiac arrest care to an 8-
year-old child in the pediatric intensive care unit. Which
intervention would the team implement to achieve the primary
goal of post-cardiac arrest care?
ANS Ensuring adequate mean arterial pressure
8.child in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the
following ECG wave- form and does not have a palpable central
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