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AHA PALS EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK 250 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION
You are assessing a 6-year-old child who appears to be
unconscious after striking his head on a concrete step. You
pinch the patient's chest and the patient grabs your hand.
You would document this response as:
Localization of a painful stimulus
Withdrawal from a painful stimulus
Decerebrate posturing
Decorticate posturing - ....ANSWER...Localization of a
painful stimulus
You are treating a 10-year-old victim of multisystem
trauma. The child is very anxious and confused. The
respiratory rate is 44/min and unlabored. The pulse is rapid
and weak. Capillary refill is delayed. High-flow oxygen
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and an intravenous line are in place. The most appropriate
initial fluid for rapid volume expansion is:
10% dextrose in water
5% dextrose in Ringer's lactate
5% dextrose in normal saline
Normal saline or Ringer's lactate - ....ANSWER...Normal
saline or Ringer's lactate
When monitoring the quality of chest compressions during
a resuscitation, you should ensure that providers are:
Pushing hard-ensure that the chest is compressed 3/4 of the
anterior-posterior diameter
Pushing fast-compress at a rate of 150/min
Allowing complete recoil-let the chest return to its original
position between compressions
Minimizing interruptions-do not permit interruptions for
more than 1 minute - ....ANSWER...Allowing complete
recoil-let the chest return to its original position between
compressions
You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a
drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with
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100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2
detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows a
sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist;
distal pulses are not palpable and central pulses are weak.
Intravenous access has been established. The core
temperature is 37.3°C. Based on the PALS bradycardia
algorithm, which of the following should be provided first?
Transcutaneous pacing
Epinephrine IV
Atropine IV
Dobutamine IV infusion - ....ANSWER...Epinephrine IV
You are caring for a 2-year-old with a 1-day history of
respiratory distress and stridor. The patient is alert. The
child's respiratory rate is 32/min with good chest rise. Spot
is 98% in room air. The heart rate is 128/min and capillary
refill is normal. Skin is warm, pink, and dry. At this point
you should:
Keep the patient calm and comfortable
Assist ventilations with a bag-mask devicecation
Give IV methylprednisolone (Solumedrol)
Use a nonrebreathing mask with a tight mask seal -
....ANSWER...Keep the patient calm and comfortable
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You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a
drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with
100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO₂
detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows
sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist;
distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are
weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core
temperature is 37.3°C. Based on the PALS bradycardia
algorithm, which of the following should be provided first?
- Epinephrine IV
- Transcutaneous pacing
- Atropine IV
- Dobutamine IV infusion - ....ANSWER...Epinephrine IV
You are caring for a 5-year-old patient with
supraventricular tachycardia (heart rate = 220/min). The
child is lethargic. The skin is pale and cool with delayed
capillary refill. Distal pulses are not palpable. Which of the
following would be the best treatment to provide without
delay?
- Place cold packs on the distal upper and lower
extremities
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