PALS Pre Test w/ Answers & Explanations

1. You respond to a child or an infant that is found down. What is the next action after determining unresponsiveness?*

Apply Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
Tell a bystander to call 911.
Look for a parent.
Provide rescue breaths.

2. Which of the following describes the brachial pulse location?*

Wrist - thumb side
Elbow - inside near forearm
Upper arm - inside
Neck - either side of the trachea

3. What is a simple mnemonic for aid in the assessment of mental status?*

AVPU
SAMPLE
ABCDE
NRP

4. True or False: The Glasgow Coma Scale (GSC) verbal component utilizes the exact same responses for infants and adults.*

True
False

5. You are treating a 10-year old with a rapid pulse. The monitor is showing supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). What drug do you consider to treat this person?*

Vasopressin
Lidocaine
Bretylium
Adenosine

6. Which of the following sounds suggest an upper airway obstruction?*

Stridor
Burping
Rales
Apnea

7. You are treating a child with a toxin ingestion, resulting in bradycardia. Atropine is advised by poison control. Why is the minimum dose 0.1 mg IV?*

Rebound tachycard
May worsen bradycardia
Apnea
Cardiac arrest

8. Which of the following is not a life-threatening arrhythmia?*

Torsades de pointes
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia
Sinus tachycardia

9. A seven-year-old child is struck by a car and found to be hypotensive. What is the most likely cause of the low blood pressure?*

Anaphylactic shock
Hypovolemic shock
Cardiogenic shock
Obstructive shock

10. Which of the following are reversible causes of cardiac arrest?*

Hyperthermia
Hypoxia
Tetanus
Theophylline overdose

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