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PEPP Final Exam 2025/2026 – Verified Questions and
Correct Answers with Rationales | Complete Pediatric
Education for Prehospital Professionals|| LATEST
EXAM!!!
A 7-year-old boy has difficulty breathing and is wheezing.
Vital signs are BP 94/62, HR 128, and RR 32. What initial
management should be performed?
A. Open the airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver.
B. Initiate bag-mask ventilation.
C. Place the patient in the Trendelenburg position.
D. Apply oxygen by non-rebreather mask. - Answer-D.
Apply oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
A 4-month old infant who has had vomiting and diarrhea
for the past 36 hours is lethargic, has a weak cry, and has
mottled skin color. Vital signs are BP 62/46, HR 172, and
RR 48. What do the signs and symptoms suggest?
A. Respiratory arrest.
B. Bacterial meningitis.
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C. Cardiogenic abnormality.
D. Hypovolemic shock. - Answer-D. Hypovolemic shock.
What is the priority treatment for a child who is seizing?
A. Open the airway.
B. Obtain a history.
C. Protect the cervical spine.
D. Insert an oropharyngeal airway. - Answer-A. Open the
airway.
What should be included in the treatment of thermal burns
to the chest, abdomen, and legs?
A. Apply burn cream to burned areas.
B. Administer 100% oxygen.
C. Apply wet dressings to the burned areas.
D. Place the patient in the shock position. - Answer-B.
Administer 100% oxygen.
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A 2-year-old boy, who is alert and crying, has multiple
lacerations and a deformed lower leg after being hit by a
car. Additional assessment reveals that he has warm, dry,
pink skin and bruising on the lateral right lower chest.
What is the significance of the bruising to the right side of
his chest?
A. The ribs are pliable, which makes organs more
susceptible to underlying damage.
B. The chest wall muscles absorb the energy of impact
and protect underlying organs from injury.
C. Rib fractures may be present because the chest wall is
thin.
D. The intercostal muscles may be damaged because they
are not well developed. - Answer-A. The ribs are pliable,
which makes organs more susceptible to underlying
damage.
A 9-year-old patient fell down a steep incline after he rolled
over the handlebars of his bicycle. He was not wearing a
helmet and has begun vomiting. How should you manage
this patient?
A. Elevate his head to 90 degrees.
PEPP Final Exam 2025/2026 – Verified Questions and
Correct Answers with Rationales | Complete Pediatric
Education for Prehospital Professionals|| LATEST
EXAM!!!
A 7-year-old boy has difficulty breathing and is wheezing.
Vital signs are BP 94/62, HR 128, and RR 32. What initial
management should be performed?
A. Open the airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver.
B. Initiate bag-mask ventilation.
C. Place the patient in the Trendelenburg position.
D. Apply oxygen by non-rebreather mask. - Answer-D.
Apply oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
A 4-month old infant who has had vomiting and diarrhea
for the past 36 hours is lethargic, has a weak cry, and has
mottled skin color. Vital signs are BP 62/46, HR 172, and
RR 48. What do the signs and symptoms suggest?
A. Respiratory arrest.
B. Bacterial meningitis.
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C. Cardiogenic abnormality.
D. Hypovolemic shock. - Answer-D. Hypovolemic shock.
What is the priority treatment for a child who is seizing?
A. Open the airway.
B. Obtain a history.
C. Protect the cervical spine.
D. Insert an oropharyngeal airway. - Answer-A. Open the
airway.
What should be included in the treatment of thermal burns
to the chest, abdomen, and legs?
A. Apply burn cream to burned areas.
B. Administer 100% oxygen.
C. Apply wet dressings to the burned areas.
D. Place the patient in the shock position. - Answer-B.
Administer 100% oxygen.
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A 2-year-old boy, who is alert and crying, has multiple
lacerations and a deformed lower leg after being hit by a
car. Additional assessment reveals that he has warm, dry,
pink skin and bruising on the lateral right lower chest.
What is the significance of the bruising to the right side of
his chest?
A. The ribs are pliable, which makes organs more
susceptible to underlying damage.
B. The chest wall muscles absorb the energy of impact
and protect underlying organs from injury.
C. Rib fractures may be present because the chest wall is
thin.
D. The intercostal muscles may be damaged because they
are not well developed. - Answer-A. The ribs are pliable,
which makes organs more susceptible to underlying
damage.
A 9-year-old patient fell down a steep incline after he rolled
over the handlebars of his bicycle. He was not wearing a
helmet and has begun vomiting. How should you manage
this patient?
A. Elevate his head to 90 degrees.
