PALS Certification Course Exam questions with
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Whichatopics aareaincludedainatheaPALSacoursea?a- aCorrect a aAnswer a- aPALSaincludes
atheafollowing: a
(1) aOverviewaof aassessment
(2) aRecognitionaandamanagement aof arespiratory adistress aandafailure
(3) aRecognitionaandamanagement aof ashock
(4) aRecognitionaandamanagement aof acardiac aarrhythmias
(5) aRecognitionaandamanagement aof acardiac aarrest
(6) aPostresuscitationamanagement aof apatients awithapulmonary aandacardiac aarrest
(7) aReviewaof apharmacology
What ashouldabeatheaprimary afocus aof atheaclinicianaonapreventionaof acardiopulmonary
afailurea- aCorrect a aAnswer a- aTheaclinicianashouldaprimarily afocus aonapreventionaof
acardiopulmonary afailureathroughaearly arecognitionaandamanagement aof arespiratory
adistress, arespiratory afailure, aandashock athat acanaleadatoacardiac aarrest afromahypoxia,
aacidosis, aandaischemia.
What ais atheamainacauseaof acardiac aarrests ainachildren?a- aCorrect a aAnswer a- aInainfants
aandachildren, amost acardiac aarrests aresult afromaprogressivearespiratory afailureaand/or
ashock, athus aoneaof atheaaims aof aPALSarapidaassessment amodel ais atoaprevent
aprogressionatoacardiac aarrest.
What ais atheapediatric aassessment atriangle?a- aCorrect a aAnswer a- aBrief avisual aand
aauditory aobservationaof achild's aoverall a(1) aappearance, a(2) awork aof abreathing, a(3)
acirculation
What aareatheacomponents aof atheaprimary aassessment?aWhat asigns ashouldatheaclinician
alook afor?a- aCorrect a aAnswer a- aTheaclinicianashouldainarapidasequenceaassess:
(1) aAirway a(patent, apatent awithamaneuvers/adjuncts, apartially aor acompletely aobstructed)
(2) aBreathinga(respiratory arate, aeffort, atidal avolume, alungasounds, apulseaoximetry)
(3) aCirculationa(skinacolor aandatemperature, aheart arateaandarhythm, abloodapressure,
aperipheral aandacentral apulses, acapillary arefill atime)
(4) aDisability: a(a)AVPUapediatric aresponseascale: aAlert, aVoice, aPain, aUnresponsive; a(b)
aPupillary aresponseatoalight
(c) aPresenceaof ahypoglycemiaa(rapidabedsideaglucoseaor aresponseatoaempiric
aadministrationaof adextrose) a(d) aGlasgowaComaaScale