PALS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026 A+ GRADED 100%
VERIFIED
How long should assessing for breathing and a pulse take?
A) no longer than 5 seconds
B) no longer than 15 seconds
C) no longer than 20 seconds
D) no longer than 10 seconds - ANS-D
What should you do to check for breathing?
A) listen for lung sounds
B) look at the nose to check for nasal flaring
C) look for chest rise and fall
D) hold a mirror over the mouth, looking for condensation - ANS-C
Where can you check a pulse on an infant? - ANS-Brachial
Where can you check a pulse on a child? - ANS-Femoral
If the child does not have normal breathing and a pulse of 64/min is present, you will need to
A) monitor
C) provide rescue breathing
D) begin CPR - ANS-B
For an unwitnessed cardiac arrest, what should you do after determining unresponsiveness and
there is no breathing and no pulse?
A) shout for help
B) provide rescue breaths
C) perform high-quality CPR for 2 minutes
D) activate the emergency response system - ANS-C
The appropriate rate for compressions for children is 100 to 120/min. What is the correct depth
for children?
A) approximately 4 inches (two thirds AP diameter)
B) approximately 3 inches (one half AP diameter)
C) approximately 2 inches (one third AP diameter) - ANS-C
,What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio for 1 and 2 rescuer CPR for children and infants?
A) single rescuer 15-2; 2 rescuers 30-2
B) 15-2 for both
C) 30-2
D) single rescuer 30-2; 2 rescuers 15-2 - ANS-D
How should 1 rescuer infant compressions be delivered?
A) with 1 hand or 2 fingers
B) with 2 hands or 2 fingers
C) with 2 fingers or 2 thumbs
D) with 1 finger or 2 thumbs - ANS-C
What is the preferred technique for infant compressions when there are 2 or more rescuers
present?
A) 2 finger technique
B) 1 thumb-encircling hands technique
C) 1 finger technique
D) 2 thumb encircling hands technique - ANS-D
What are the 4 universal steps for operation of an AED? - ANS-1. Turn on the AED
2. Attach pads to the patient
3. Analyze the heart rhythm
4. Deliver indicated shock
If the AED indicates no shock advised, what should be the next action?
A) call for help
B) give 2 rescue breaths
C) analyze heart rhythm again
D) start chest compressions - ANS-D
What does the A-B-C in the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) stand for? - ANS-Appearance
Work of breathing
Circulation
When is the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) performed to make an initial assessment?
A) during the transfer of care
B) during the secondary assessment
C) during the primary assessment
D) during the "from the doorway" observation - ANS-D
What sequence is used when caring for a seriously ill or injured child to help determine the best
treatment or intervention? The _______, _______, ______ sequence - ANS-Evaluate, identify,
and intervene
,The evaluate -identify-intervene sequence should be continued until
A) the child is stable
B) the child is ready for discharge
C) interventions are provided for the child
D) the child is ready for transport - ANS-A
The primary assessment includes the ABCDE approach. What does it assess?
A) airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure
B) assessment, breathing, color, disability, and exposure
C) airway, breath sounds, circulation, disability, and exposure
D) assessment, breath sounds, circulation, disability and exposure - ANS-A
How is the airway assessed?
A) heckling the pulse
B) immediately calling for help
C) determining if the airway is open/patent
D) looking for the patient to move - ANS-C
In the primary assessment, how should you pen the airway of a child who is not suspected of
having a cervical spine injury?
A) with a jaw thrust
B) by flexing the neck
C) with a head tilt-chin lift
D) with endotracheal intubation - ANS-C
In infants, the abdomen may move ______ the chest
A) less than
B) more than - ANS-B
What is a characteristic of normal chest rise?
A) asymmetrical during inspiration
B) symmetrical during expiration
C) asymmetrical during expiration
D) symmetrical during inspiration - ANS-D
_____ is usually high-pitched breathing during inspiration, whereas _____ is usually during
expiration - ANS-Stridor, wheezing
Snoring and gurgling are a result ______ airway obstruction
A) upper
B) lower - ANS-A
Crackles happen during _______, and grunting happens during______
, A) inspiration, inspiration
B) expiration, expiration
C) inspiration, expiration
D) expiration, inspiration - ANS-C
Oxygen saturation less than _______ indicates low oxygen saturation, which is known as
hypoxemia
A) 98%
B) 96%
C) 94% - ANS-C
Pulse oximetry indicates oxygen ______ but not oxygen delivery
A) inhalation
B) levels
C) saturation - ANS-C
Conditions that _______ air resistance lead to increased respiratory______ - ANS-Increase,
effort
What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and respiratory failure?
1. Retractions
2. Nasal flaring
3. Apnea
4. Head bobbing
5. Unlabored breathing
6. Seesaw respirations - ANS-1, 2, 4, 6
Determine the respiratory rate by counting the number of times the chest rises in ______
seconds and multiplying by_______ - ANS-30, 2
Tachypnea is often the fast sign of respiratory _______ in infants
A) arrest
B) failure
C) distress - ANS-C
Hypotension for children 1 to 10. Years of age is a systolic blood pressure of less than
A) 40 mm Hg + (2x the age in years)
B) 60 mm Hg + (2x the age in years)
C) 70 mm Hg + (2x the age in years)
D) 50 mm Hg + (2x the age in years) - ANS-C
Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide _______ readings when the child is in shock
A) inaccurately low
B) inaccurately high
ANSWERS 2025/2026 A+ GRADED 100%
VERIFIED
How long should assessing for breathing and a pulse take?
A) no longer than 5 seconds
B) no longer than 15 seconds
C) no longer than 20 seconds
D) no longer than 10 seconds - ANS-D
What should you do to check for breathing?
A) listen for lung sounds
B) look at the nose to check for nasal flaring
C) look for chest rise and fall
D) hold a mirror over the mouth, looking for condensation - ANS-C
Where can you check a pulse on an infant? - ANS-Brachial
Where can you check a pulse on a child? - ANS-Femoral
If the child does not have normal breathing and a pulse of 64/min is present, you will need to
A) monitor
C) provide rescue breathing
D) begin CPR - ANS-B
For an unwitnessed cardiac arrest, what should you do after determining unresponsiveness and
there is no breathing and no pulse?
A) shout for help
B) provide rescue breaths
C) perform high-quality CPR for 2 minutes
D) activate the emergency response system - ANS-C
The appropriate rate for compressions for children is 100 to 120/min. What is the correct depth
for children?
A) approximately 4 inches (two thirds AP diameter)
B) approximately 3 inches (one half AP diameter)
C) approximately 2 inches (one third AP diameter) - ANS-C
,What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio for 1 and 2 rescuer CPR for children and infants?
A) single rescuer 15-2; 2 rescuers 30-2
B) 15-2 for both
C) 30-2
D) single rescuer 30-2; 2 rescuers 15-2 - ANS-D
How should 1 rescuer infant compressions be delivered?
A) with 1 hand or 2 fingers
B) with 2 hands or 2 fingers
C) with 2 fingers or 2 thumbs
D) with 1 finger or 2 thumbs - ANS-C
What is the preferred technique for infant compressions when there are 2 or more rescuers
present?
A) 2 finger technique
B) 1 thumb-encircling hands technique
C) 1 finger technique
D) 2 thumb encircling hands technique - ANS-D
What are the 4 universal steps for operation of an AED? - ANS-1. Turn on the AED
2. Attach pads to the patient
3. Analyze the heart rhythm
4. Deliver indicated shock
If the AED indicates no shock advised, what should be the next action?
A) call for help
B) give 2 rescue breaths
C) analyze heart rhythm again
D) start chest compressions - ANS-D
What does the A-B-C in the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) stand for? - ANS-Appearance
Work of breathing
Circulation
When is the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) performed to make an initial assessment?
A) during the transfer of care
B) during the secondary assessment
C) during the primary assessment
D) during the "from the doorway" observation - ANS-D
What sequence is used when caring for a seriously ill or injured child to help determine the best
treatment or intervention? The _______, _______, ______ sequence - ANS-Evaluate, identify,
and intervene
,The evaluate -identify-intervene sequence should be continued until
A) the child is stable
B) the child is ready for discharge
C) interventions are provided for the child
D) the child is ready for transport - ANS-A
The primary assessment includes the ABCDE approach. What does it assess?
A) airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure
B) assessment, breathing, color, disability, and exposure
C) airway, breath sounds, circulation, disability, and exposure
D) assessment, breath sounds, circulation, disability and exposure - ANS-A
How is the airway assessed?
A) heckling the pulse
B) immediately calling for help
C) determining if the airway is open/patent
D) looking for the patient to move - ANS-C
In the primary assessment, how should you pen the airway of a child who is not suspected of
having a cervical spine injury?
A) with a jaw thrust
B) by flexing the neck
C) with a head tilt-chin lift
D) with endotracheal intubation - ANS-C
In infants, the abdomen may move ______ the chest
A) less than
B) more than - ANS-B
What is a characteristic of normal chest rise?
A) asymmetrical during inspiration
B) symmetrical during expiration
C) asymmetrical during expiration
D) symmetrical during inspiration - ANS-D
_____ is usually high-pitched breathing during inspiration, whereas _____ is usually during
expiration - ANS-Stridor, wheezing
Snoring and gurgling are a result ______ airway obstruction
A) upper
B) lower - ANS-A
Crackles happen during _______, and grunting happens during______
, A) inspiration, inspiration
B) expiration, expiration
C) inspiration, expiration
D) expiration, inspiration - ANS-C
Oxygen saturation less than _______ indicates low oxygen saturation, which is known as
hypoxemia
A) 98%
B) 96%
C) 94% - ANS-C
Pulse oximetry indicates oxygen ______ but not oxygen delivery
A) inhalation
B) levels
C) saturation - ANS-C
Conditions that _______ air resistance lead to increased respiratory______ - ANS-Increase,
effort
What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and respiratory failure?
1. Retractions
2. Nasal flaring
3. Apnea
4. Head bobbing
5. Unlabored breathing
6. Seesaw respirations - ANS-1, 2, 4, 6
Determine the respiratory rate by counting the number of times the chest rises in ______
seconds and multiplying by_______ - ANS-30, 2
Tachypnea is often the fast sign of respiratory _______ in infants
A) arrest
B) failure
C) distress - ANS-C
Hypotension for children 1 to 10. Years of age is a systolic blood pressure of less than
A) 40 mm Hg + (2x the age in years)
B) 60 mm Hg + (2x the age in years)
C) 70 mm Hg + (2x the age in years)
D) 50 mm Hg + (2x the age in years) - ANS-C
Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide _______ readings when the child is in shock
A) inaccurately low
B) inaccurately high
