AHA PALS FINAL EXAM .pdf

A 6-year-old patient is brought to the emergency department after a bicycle accident. Assessment reveals tracheal deviation to the left side, chest pain on inspiration and decreased breath sounds on the right side. The provider suspects obstructive shock caused by what condition? Ans - tension pneumothorax A child is experiencing stable supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and is to receive treatment. Which initial treatment would the provider administer? Ans - vagal An unresponsive 7-year-old child with no pulse is brought to the pediatric urgent care center by his parents and CPR is initiated. The cardiac monitor reveals ventricular fibrillation. Which action would the PALS team take first? Ans - initiate defibrillation with 2 J/kg. A child who is stable and exhibiting a narrow-complex tachycardia is to receive adenosine. The provider would be alert for which result after administering this medication? Ans - Patients may have a brief period of "asystole" following the administration of adenosine. This is normal and typically self-limited. An 8-year-old child being treated in the emergency department has significant respiratory distress. The child also exhibits hives, wheezing, angioedema, tachycardia and dyspnea. The parents state that the child, who is allergic to peanuts, had eaten some popcorn that had peanuts in it. The team initiates care, preparing to administer which agent first? Ans - epi