PALS Megacode Scenario 7
By Lisa Wright, MHA, RRT-NPS | Medically reviewed by Gina Maria Jansheski, MD on December 29, 2024
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
You are a paramedic trained in Pediatric Advanced Life Support. You are walking through the pediatric emergency department when you see a small child slumped over on a waiting room chair.His mother is frantically yelling at him. Your initial impression is that he appears pale with rapid and shallow breathing. He is not responding to his mother. She says the boy is 4-years-old.
1. Your first action is to:
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Question 2 of 10
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2. The next step you should take is to:
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
You take fewer than 10 seconds to assess the child’s pulse and breathing. You determine that you can feel the child’s pulse, but he is not breathing.3. The next step you should take is to:
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
After opening the airway, you begin ventilation with a bag-mask device. You direct the technician to attach the cardiac monitor and pulse oximeter.You notice that the pulse on the monitor is 84 bpm.
4. The next action you should take is to:
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
You are providing effective ventilations to the child, and his heart rate is above 60 bpm.You begin the systematic approach to care.
5. This approach includes all the following steps EXCEPT:
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
You begin the evaluation step in the process.6. Evaluation includes:
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
Someone else takes over bag-mask ventilation. You begin the primary assessment by taking vital signs and using the ABCDE approach to evaluate the respiratory, cardiac, and neurologic function of the child.7. The ABCDE mnemonic includes:
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You verify that the airway is open, and you continue to provide PPV using the bag and mask.You verify that there is no need to suction the child’s airway since the rise and fall of the chest are symmetrical and unobstructed. His heart rate continues in the mid-80s, and his oxygen saturation is 95% on supplementary oxygen at 28%. He does not have spontaneous respirations.
8. The next step you should take is to:
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Question 9 of 10
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You auscultate his chest and note wheezing over all lung fields. The child’s heart rhythm is a sinus rhythm.Peripheral capillary refill time is approximately 2 seconds. When you pinch the child’s finger to assess capillary refill time, you note that he attempts to pull his hand away. Pupils are equal and responsive to light and accommodation.
9. Your next action is to:
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
During the focused history, you use the SAMPLE mnemonic to find pertinent information about the child’s present condition.10. The “S” stands for:
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