PALS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026 A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED
Push Fast - ANS-- 100-120 compression/minute
Compression depth adult and adolescent - ANS-- At least 2 inches
Compression depth children - ANS-- At least 1/3 AP diameter of chest
- About 2 inches
Compression depth infants - ANS-- At least 1/3 AP diameter of chest
- About 1 1/2 inches
Minimal interruptions - ANS-- Less than 10 seconds
Avoid excess ventilations - ANS-- Give breath over 1 second
- No advanced airway
==> 30:2 single rescuer
==> 15:2 two or more rescuers
- Advanced airway
==> 1 breath every 6 seconds
==> Continuous compressions
Note: Bradypnea or an irregular respiratory rate in an acutely ill infant or child is an ominous
clinical sign and often signals impending arrest - ANS-...
Note: A heart rate that is greater than 180/min in an infant or toddler and greater than 160/min in
a child older than 2 warrants further assessment and may be a serious condition - ANS-...
What is considered hypotensive in neonates (o-28 days)? - ANS-- SBP < 60
What is considered hypotensive in infants (1-12 months)? - ANS-- SBP < 70
What is considered hypotensive in children 1-10 years? - ANS-- SBP < 70 + (age in years x 2)
, What is considered hypotensive in children > 10 years? - ANS-- SBP < 90
In infants and children, what do most cardiac arrests result from? - ANS-- Respiratory failure
- Shock
- Both
In infants and children, what are the least common etiologies of cardiac arrest? - ANS-- Without
warning (sudden collapse)
- Arrhythmia (VF, or VT)
What are the H's and T's - ANS-- Hypovolemia
- Hypoxia
- Hydrogen ions
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypo/hyperkalemia
- Hypothermia
- Tension pneumothorax
- Tamponade
- Toxins
- Thrombosis: pulmonary
- Thrombosis: coronary
Unwitnessed collapse, single rescuers - ANS-- Give 2 minutes of CPR
- Leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED
- Return to the child or infant and resume CPR; use the AED as soon as it is available
Compression-Ventilation ration with advanced airway - ANS-- Continuous compressions at a
rate of 100-120 bpm
- Give 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths/minute)
How long should each rescue breath be given over? - ANS-- Given over about 1 second
Ventricular fibrillation - ANS-
Ventricular tachycardia - ANS-
What is PEA? - ANS-- Any rhythm with no pulse
- Pulseless electrical activity
Shock Energy fro defibrillation - ANS-- First shock: 2 J/kg
- Second shock 4 J/kg
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026 A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED
Push Fast - ANS-- 100-120 compression/minute
Compression depth adult and adolescent - ANS-- At least 2 inches
Compression depth children - ANS-- At least 1/3 AP diameter of chest
- About 2 inches
Compression depth infants - ANS-- At least 1/3 AP diameter of chest
- About 1 1/2 inches
Minimal interruptions - ANS-- Less than 10 seconds
Avoid excess ventilations - ANS-- Give breath over 1 second
- No advanced airway
==> 30:2 single rescuer
==> 15:2 two or more rescuers
- Advanced airway
==> 1 breath every 6 seconds
==> Continuous compressions
Note: Bradypnea or an irregular respiratory rate in an acutely ill infant or child is an ominous
clinical sign and often signals impending arrest - ANS-...
Note: A heart rate that is greater than 180/min in an infant or toddler and greater than 160/min in
a child older than 2 warrants further assessment and may be a serious condition - ANS-...
What is considered hypotensive in neonates (o-28 days)? - ANS-- SBP < 60
What is considered hypotensive in infants (1-12 months)? - ANS-- SBP < 70
What is considered hypotensive in children 1-10 years? - ANS-- SBP < 70 + (age in years x 2)
, What is considered hypotensive in children > 10 years? - ANS-- SBP < 90
In infants and children, what do most cardiac arrests result from? - ANS-- Respiratory failure
- Shock
- Both
In infants and children, what are the least common etiologies of cardiac arrest? - ANS-- Without
warning (sudden collapse)
- Arrhythmia (VF, or VT)
What are the H's and T's - ANS-- Hypovolemia
- Hypoxia
- Hydrogen ions
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypo/hyperkalemia
- Hypothermia
- Tension pneumothorax
- Tamponade
- Toxins
- Thrombosis: pulmonary
- Thrombosis: coronary
Unwitnessed collapse, single rescuers - ANS-- Give 2 minutes of CPR
- Leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED
- Return to the child or infant and resume CPR; use the AED as soon as it is available
Compression-Ventilation ration with advanced airway - ANS-- Continuous compressions at a
rate of 100-120 bpm
- Give 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths/minute)
How long should each rescue breath be given over? - ANS-- Given over about 1 second
Ventricular fibrillation - ANS-
Ventricular tachycardia - ANS-
What is PEA? - ANS-- Any rhythm with no pulse
- Pulseless electrical activity
Shock Energy fro defibrillation - ANS-- First shock: 2 J/kg
- Second shock 4 J/kg
