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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 no...

The first rescuer who arrives at the side of an unresponsive infant or child should quickly perform what steps? - ️️1. Verify scene safety 2. Check for responsiveness (Tap childs shoulder or infants heel while shouting are you ok) 3. If unresponsive shout for nearby help and activate the emerg...

What is the most appropriate precautionary action to minimize gastric inflation during bag-mask ventilation? - ️️deliver each breath over about 1 sec What happens to the arterial oxygen level in a child with severe anemia? - ️️may increase when dissolved oxygen is increased The evaluat...

A low flow delivery system does what? - ️️Delivers air through a nasal cannula or a simple mask that does not fit tightly against the childs face. Low flow systems provide how much inspired O2 concentration? Who uses them? - ️️22- 60% Used for stable children who require a low inspi...

What do weak central pulses indicate a need for immediate intervention to prevent? - ️️Cardiac arrest What is the best example of the Team Leader role? - ️️Models excellent team behavior What happens when airway resistance increases? - ️️Work of breathing increase Which of the f...

Whenever a child has an abnormal heart rate or rhythm, you must quickly determine? - ️️Determine if the arrhythmia is causing hemodynamic instability or other signs of deterioration. What are the signs of instability in a patient with arrhythmias? - ️️Respiratory distress or failure Sh...

The PALS systemic approach algorithm begins with the initial impression. This is an assessment of which 3 characteristics? - ️️1. Consciousness 2. Breathing 3. Color The right branch of the systemic approach algorithm focuses on what sequence to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest? - ️️Eval...

In children most cardiac arrest results from what - ️️progressive respiratory failure, shock or both What three things are you looking at during the inital impression? - ️️Consciousness, Breathing, Color Levels of consciousness - ️️Unresponsive, irritable, alert What could a flu...