Basic Life Support for Children and Infants - Pre Assessment

You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old patient who shows signs of puberty, including breast development. Which CPR/AED guideline should you follow?

Adult

You are caring for for a 6-month-old infant who is unresponsive, breathing and has a pulse. What should you do?

All the above Preform primary assessment and emergent/initial interventions preform secondary assessment as patient condition allows Reassess patient, recognize issues and provide care as needed

You initiate CPR on a 15-month-old patient. Which CPR/AED guideline should you follow?

Child

For most infants and children up to the age of 17 years, you must obtain consent from the child's parent or legal guardian if they are present regardless of the child's level of consciousness. True or false?

True

When drowning is suspected as the cause of cardiac arrest in a child or infant, deliver 2 initial ventilations before starting CPR. You may also consider delivering 2 initial ventilations before starting CPR on a child or infant with a primary respiratory etiology. True or False?

True

When providing CPR to a child or infant with an advanced airway in place, one provider should deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds, while the other provider delivers continuous chest compressions without pausing for ventilations. True or false?

True

You and another provider are performing CPR on an infant who is in cardiac arrest. He does not have an advanced airway in place. You demonstrate appropriate technique for high-quality CPR by performing _____ compressions and 2 ventilations.

15

A 4-year-old child is in respiratory failure. Her central pulse rate is 65 bpm. Which of the following actions are appropriate?

Deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds

You and another provider are performing CPR on a 6-month old infant. The provider performing chest compressions would use which technique?

Encircling thumbs technique

You would use pediatric AED pads for which children?

Less than 8 years old and less than 55 lbs

You are performing CPR on an infant. A second provider prepares to apply the AED pads. Where should they place the pads?

Middle and the infant's chest on the sternum and On the back between the scapulae

You come upon a child who has collapsed. You determine they are in cardiac arrest. You are alone and have no immediate access to a phone or other form of communication. Which action would you do first?

Perform about 2 minutes of CPR, starting with chest compressions.

A 9-year-old child is in cardiac arrest. You and another provider are present. The child's parents/legal guardians are not present. You stay with the child to begin CPR. Which actions would be appropriate for the second provider to do?

Retrieve AED and resuscitation equipment and Activate EMS, rapid response or resuscitation team.

You are caring for a child who is in respiratory arrest with a central pulse of 55 bpm and signs of poor perfusion. What should you do?

Start CPR immediately - When the pulse is <60 per minute and there are signs of poor perfusion (ie, pallor, mottling, cyanosis) despite support of oxygenation and ventilation

What is the first step of the In-Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Chain of Survival?

Surveillance and prevention

A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. You ensure that high-quality CPR is administered when you compress the chest to which depth?

about 2 inches

After determining an 8-year-old child is unresponsive, what is the best site to check for a pulse?

neck, carotid pulse