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PALS Check Off Questions And AnswersWith Verified Solutions 100% Correct!!!
first thing you do in BLS - ANSWER✔✔ tap and shout
call for help
check for pulse and breathing
what do you do if pulse is less than 60 - ANSWER✔✔ start compressions
immediately
how fast should compressions be - ANSWER✔✔ 100-120/minute
how deep should compressions be - ANSWER✔✔ 1/3 depth of the chest , about 2
inches
1 rescuer CPR - ANSWER✔✔ 30:2
2 rescuer CPR - ANSWER✔✔ 15:2
SVT - ANSWER✔✔ has a pulse
if stable-vagal first- blow in a straw/ice to eye
adenosine- 0.1 mg/kg
repeat adenosine- 0.2 mg/kg
meds fail, synchronized cardio version @ 0.5-1 J/kg
repeat synchronized cardio version @ 2 J/kg
, VTach and VFib - ANSWER✔✔ no pulse
defib @ 2J/kg and resume CPR for 2 min
repeat defib @ 4,6,8, 10 J/kg
Epi is first med @ 0.01 mg/kg
if 2nd shock needed, give amiodarone @ 5mg/kg (can repeat x2)
PEA - ANSWER✔✔ looks like sinus, but no pulse
Epi and compressions
tx cause (h's and t's)
asystole - ANSWER✔✔ no pulse
check leads first
epi and compressions
tx cause (h's and t's)
bradycardia - ANSWER✔✔ pulse less than 60
start CPR first
Epi is first med @ 0.01 mg/kg UNLESS they brady during intubation THEN
atropine first @ 0.02 mg/kg
pace if meds fail (can repeat x1 @ same dose)
upper airway obstruction - ANSWER✔✔ increased RR and effort
stridor, drooling, and/or barking cough
could be croup or anaphylaxis
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