PALS Red Cross Final Exam Correctly Answered
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A 10-year-old child has collapsed in the gym of the elementary school. The school nurse arrives
and determines that the child is unresponsive. The school nurse then simultaneously checks for
breathing and a central pulse, limiting this assessment to which time frame? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -No more than 10 seconds
A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following
ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, type I
A 12-year-old is being treated in the urgent care clinic. The mother reports that the child came
home from school yesterday with a high fever, vomiting and multiple episodes of watery
diarrhea. The healthcare provider obtains a rhythm strip and notes the following waveform. The
provider interprets this as which type of arrhythmia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Sinus
tachycardia
A 15-year-old patient is being evaluated during a follow-up visit after being diagnosed with
Lyme disease 2 months ago. A rhythm strip is obtained as shown below. The provider interprets
this rhythm as indicating which arrhythmia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -First-degree
atrioventricular (AV) block
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Compressing the chest about 2 inches
Providing ventilations that last about 1 second each
Giving 2 ventilations to every 15 compressions
Allowing the chest to recoil fully after each compression
A 2-year-old child is brought to the pediatric urgent care clinic by the parent who says that the
child has had a barking cough for two days. During the rapid assessment of the child, the
provider hears audible inspiratory stridor. Which common cause of partial upper airway
obstruction in children would the provider most likely suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Croup
A 2-year-old child of unknown weight arrives at the emergency department in cardiac arrest.
When preparing to administer medications, which action would be appropriate for the team to
take? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Estimate weight using a length-based resuscitation tape.
A 30-month old child has been diagnosed with moderate croup. Which medication(s) would the
provider administer? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Nebulized epinephrine, Corticosteroids
A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by the parents. Assessment reveals
that the child has only gasping respirations and the pulse rate is 65 beats per minute. Which
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A 10-year-old child has collapsed in the gym of the elementary school. The school nurse arrives
and determines that the child is unresponsive. The school nurse then simultaneously checks for
breathing and a central pulse, limiting this assessment to which time frame? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -No more than 10 seconds
A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following
ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, type I
A 12-year-old is being treated in the urgent care clinic. The mother reports that the child came
home from school yesterday with a high fever, vomiting and multiple episodes of watery
diarrhea. The healthcare provider obtains a rhythm strip and notes the following waveform. The
provider interprets this as which type of arrhythmia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Sinus
tachycardia
A 15-year-old patient is being evaluated during a follow-up visit after being diagnosed with
Lyme disease 2 months ago. A rhythm strip is obtained as shown below. The provider interprets
this rhythm as indicating which arrhythmia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -First-degree
atrioventricular (AV) block
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Compressing the chest about 2 inches
Providing ventilations that last about 1 second each
Giving 2 ventilations to every 15 compressions
Allowing the chest to recoil fully after each compression
A 2-year-old child is brought to the pediatric urgent care clinic by the parent who says that the
child has had a barking cough for two days. During the rapid assessment of the child, the
provider hears audible inspiratory stridor. Which common cause of partial upper airway
obstruction in children would the provider most likely suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Croup
A 2-year-old child of unknown weight arrives at the emergency department in cardiac arrest.
When preparing to administer medications, which action would be appropriate for the team to
take? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Estimate weight using a length-based resuscitation tape.
A 30-month old child has been diagnosed with moderate croup. Which medication(s) would the
provider administer? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Nebulized epinephrine, Corticosteroids
A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by the parents. Assessment reveals
that the child has only gasping respirations and the pulse rate is 65 beats per minute. Which
