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LESSON 4 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND INFANTS| 40 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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LESSON 4: BASIC LIFE SUPPORT FORCHILDREN AND INFANTS 40
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023
CPR/AED protocol infant - answer someone under the age of 1
CPR/AED protocol child - answer age of 1 to the onset of puberty as evidenced by breast
development in girls and underarm hair development in boys (usually around the age of 12).
BUT be careful because the AED pad varies by age and weight.
CPR/AED protocol adolescent - answer someone from the onset of puberty through adulthood.
Most common causes of cardiac arrest in pediatric? - answer respiratory emergencies,
congenital heart disorders and trauma.
preventable injury (such as trauma, drowning, choking or electrocution).
CPR, starting with compressions, should be initiated within 10 seconds of recognizing cardiac
arrest. - answer Early, high-quality CPR
You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old female patient who shows signs of puberty, including breast
development. Which BLS guideline should you follow? - answer Adult
A 4-year-old child is unresponsive. Her pulse rate is 65 bpm, but she is not breathing normally.
Which of the following actions are appropriate? - answer -Deliver 1 ventilation every 3 to 5
seconds
-Check the pulse and breathing about every 2 minutes
, You would use pediatric AED pads for which children? - answer -2-year-old weighing 27 lbs
-5-year-old weighing 43 lbs
An 8-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest. On which area would you would complete a
pulse check? - answer carotid artery (neck)
You come upon a child who has collapsed. The child is not breathing normally and does not
have a pulse. You are alone and have no immediate access to a phone or other form of
communication. Which action would you do first? - answer Perform about 2 minutes of CPR,
starting with chest compressions.
You and another provider are performing CPR on an infant who is in cardiac arrest. He does not
have an advanced airway in place. You demonstrate appropriate technique for high-quality CPR
by performing _____ compressions and 2 ventilations. - answer 15
A child is unresponsive and not breathing. You and another provider are present. You stay with
the child to begin CPR. Which actions would be appropriate for the second provider to do? -
answer -Retrieve the AED and BVM.
-Activate EMS or the resuscitation team
What is the first step of the Pediatric Cardiac Chain of Survival? - answer Prevention of arrest
A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. You ensure that high-quality CPR
is administered when you compress the chest to which depth? - answer about 2 inches
You are performing CPR on an 11-month-old infant. A second provider prepares to apply the
AED pads, placing the pads at which locations? - answer -On the back between the scapulae
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