PALS in-hospital

The quiz
You are working in the emergency department when you are notified by EMS that they are in route with a 2-year-old who has been pulled from a swimming pool. He is pulseless and apneic. High quality CPR is in progress by a basic life support crew. He arrives in the department.


about 3–5 minutes

Question 1 of 6

The monitor reveals the following, even though he has no pulses. What is this called?
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Question 2 of 6

The fastest way to gain access for medication administration is

Question 3 of 6

The cause of this cardiac arrest (drowning) is probably

Question 4 of 6

To evaluate for effective ventilation during CPR, you should assess

Question 5 of 6

Which medication should be administered once access if obtained?

Question 6 of 6

A major part of treating pulseless electrical activity is

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The quiz

Correct answers

  • Pulseless electrical activity
  • Intraosseous.
  • Hypoxia.
  • Rise and fall of the chest with ventilation.
  • Epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg
  • Finding the cause and fixing the underlying problem.

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