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A 4-month old infant is brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Which condition would the team identify as the most common cause of cardiac arrest in an infant of this age? sudden infant death syndrome is the most common cause in infants younger than 6 months of age. The PALS...

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PALS FINAL RED CROSS 50 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023
A 4-month old infant is brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Which condition would the team identify as the most common cause of cardiac arrest in an infant of this age? - answer sudden infant death syndrome is the most common cause in infants younger than 6 months of age.
The PALS resuscitation team is providing care to an intubated child in cardiac arrest. Which result best determines the adequacy of the team's chest compressions? - answer End-tidal carbon dioxide level between 15 and 20 mmHg
The emergency response team is providing care to a preschooler who is experiencing shock. Which therapeutic goal, common to all types of shock, does the team work to achieve? - answer
The primary therapeutic goal in shock, regardless of cause, is to restore a favorable balance between oxygen delivery and oxygen demand.
A 9-year-old child is brought to the emergency department because the child suddenly collapsed at school. The child's ECG reveals the following waveform, and primary assessment findings indicate that the child is hemodynamically unstable. Which primary assessment findings indicate this? - answer Decreased level of consciousness, Hypotension, Difficulty breathing, Mottling
A child is experiencing shock. The emergency response team prepares for imminent cardiac arrest when assessment reveals which finding(s)? - answer Hypotension, Bradycardia, Diminished central pulses
An 11-year-old soccer player is brought to the emergency department. After a quick assessment, the team realizes this patient is experiencing a severe asthma exacerbation. Which medication would the team administer first? - answer Albuterol plus ipratropium bromide The PALS team is providing post-cardiac arrest care to an 8-year-old child in the pediatric intensive care unit. Which intervention would the team implement to achieve the primary goal of post-cardiac arrest care? - answer Ensuring adequate mean arterial pressure
child in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform and does not have
a palpable central pulse. The resuscitation team interprets this as which arrhythmia? - answer pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
Which action would the PALS resuscitation team initiate to minimize increased intracranial pressure after cardiac arrest? - answer Maintain the head in midline position with 30-degree elevation
A 4-year-old child suddenly collapses in the playroom of the facility. A healthcare provider observes the event and hurries over to assess the child. The healthcare provider completes which assessment first? - answer Rapid assessment
A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT). During which step of the PAT may the provider use the mnemonic TICLS to assess the patient? - answer Appearance
A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory rate and a low O2 saturation level. The provider interprets these findings as indicating which condition? - answer Respiratory failure
Assessment of a 3-month-old infant admitted with respiratory distress reveals fever, grunting and a wet, "junky" cough. The infant's parents said the child had a recent respiratory infection with a fever. A rapid respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) test is positive. Which condition would the provider most likely suspect as the cause? - answer Bronchiolitis
A PALS resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a child experiencing cardiac arrest. For which rhythm(s) would this action be appropriate? - answer Ventricular fibrillation (VF), Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT),

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