Questions and CORRECT Answers
2 year old patient has a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute. This is considered?
A) Too fast
B) Inadequate
C)normal
D)too slow - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Normal
When assessing distal circulatory function in a 3 year old, a reliable indicator is?
A) Pulse ox
B) BP
C) Cap refill
D) Skin temp - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Cap Refill
Neonatal 2 week old female is dyspneic and lethargic to respond. Vitals are P 58, R 4 and
irregular. What should you be concerned about?
A) Altered mental status
B) cerebral hypoxia
C) respiratory acidosis
D) cardiac arrest - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Cardiac Arrest
20 year old female is pregnant for the first time with twins. What is she considered?
A) Gravida II
,B) Gravidarum
C) Primigravida - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Primigravida
2 year old is restless, irritable, and febrile with a distinct cough. The parent states that the child is
calmer in a steam shower. You should suspect?
A) Influenza
B) Bronchitis
C) Croup
D) Epiglottitis - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Croup
You are treating a 3 month old, apneic patient with a pulse of 110. In preparing to ventilate this
infant, you should?
A) Institute 2 min of CPR and then ventilate
B) place a small towel under their shoulders
C) open the airway with an OPA and bag every 6 seconds
D) attach the AED and wait instructions - CORRECT ANSWER - B) place a small towel
under their shoulders
Scald injuries to a child's lower extremity can be indicative of?
A) Abuse
B) Radiant heat
C) accidents
D) chemicals - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Abuse
A 3 year old drank some drain cleaner. It would be most helpful to?
,A) Administer activated charcoal
B) transport immediately
C) administer glucagon
D) induce vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER - B) transport immediately
You are assisting a vaginal delivery and the mom is crowning. The infant's head suddenly
disappears and the mother begins to complain of sharp, intense, constant abdominal pain. You
should suspect?
A) Placenta previa
B) multiple births
C) Uterine Rupture
D) transition to phase III of delivery - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Uterine Rupture
In centimeter what is the correct depth of chest compressions for a 7 year old child?
A) 1.5
B) 6
C) 5
D) 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - C) 5
Which of the following indicates decompensated shock in a pediatric patient?
A) Shallow breathing
B) *rapid heart rate
C) pale cool and diaphoretic
D) loss of consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER - D) loss of consciousness
, Where should you apply pressure to access for uterine contractions?
A) Left and right upper quadrants
B) abdomen below the navel
C) abdomen above the navel
D) left and right flan - CORRECT ANSWER - C) abdomen above the navel
What is the proper way to size an OPA for a child?
A) Tip of the nose to the corner of the mouth
B) corner of mouth to the angle of the mandible
C) the length of the index finger of the child
D) middle of the mouth to the ear lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - B) corner of mouth to the
angle of the mandible
A mother has just delivered a newborn with central cyanosis. The newborns vitals are P 82, R 30.
You should?
A) Initiate active warming
B) begin positive pressure ventilations
C) administer blow by O2
D) suction the airway and stimulate - CORRECT ANSWER - B) begin positive pressure
ventilations
Febrile seizures in children are most often the result of a/an:
A) Abrupt rise in body temp
B) life threatening infection
C) temp greater than 100 fahrenheit