PALS1 Question and answers rated A+ PALS
What is the maximum nasal cannula flow rate for standard nasal cannula? - correct answer 4L/min
High flow O2 - correct answer - O2 flow exceeds pt inspiratory flow
- no room air if tight
- delivers 1.00 FiO2
- via nonrebreather or high flow nasa...
PALS
What is the maximum nasal cannula flow rate for standard nasal cannula? -
correct answer ✔4L/min
High flow O2 - correct answer ✔- O2 flow exceeds pt inspiratory flow
- no room air if tight
- delivers 1.00 FiO2
- via nonrebreather or high flow nasal cannula
Low flow O2 - correct answer ✔- ≤10 L/min
- pt inspiratory flow exceeds O2 flow
- room air enters
- delivers 0.22 to 0.60 FiO2
- via standard nasal cannula or simple O2 mask
Indications for OPA - correct answer ✔unconscious victim without gag reflex
Indications for NPA - correct answer ✔conscious or semiconscious victim
How do you measure an OPA? - correct answer ✔corner of mouth to angle
of mandible
How to insert OPA - correct answer ✔invert, insert, rotate, and locate
What do you do after you insert the OPA? - correct answer ✔- check for
adequate breathing
, - suction w/ OPA in place, not more than 10 seconds
Minimum bag size for bag-mask ventilation for infants and younger children? -
correct answer ✔450mL
Minimum bag size for bag-mask ventilation for older children? - correct
answer ✔1000mL
Equipment needed for ET intubation - correct answer ✔- laryngoscope
- appropriately sized ET tube w/ cuff
-A 12 ml syringe to inflate the cuff AKA air syringe
-Stylette for small tubes with narrow lumen
- monitoring: end-tidal CO2 monitor, pulse ox, cardiac monitor, BP
- tape to secure ET tube
- suction
- ventilation bag
- face mask
- O2 supply to pre-oxygenate
- medications if pt is awake
How do you confirm proper ET tube placement via PEx an exhaled CO2
device - correct answer ✔Return of end tidal CO2 on monitor or via color
change (yellow during expiration, purple during inspiration), lung sounds
auscultation, condensation in the tube, symmetric rise of the chest wall
Where do 3 ECG leads go? - correct answer ✔White (negative): R shoulder
Red (positive): L lower ribs
Black/green/brown (ground): L shoulder
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