Complete a precourse self-assessment using these PALS pretest examinations. These quizzes cover the latest PALS algorithms and are designed to test the scenarios you will encounter when practicing PALS. Click a quiz link in any scenarios below to open a quiz for that PALS case. Each quiz includes 5 to 10 questions designed to test your knowledge for that particular case or scenario.
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Parents arrive with their 10-year-old with abdominal injuries caused by a bicycle accident. The mother reports that it happened about 4 hours ago, but he seems to be getting worse…
An ambulance is five minutes away from the emergency department with a 6 month old infant who was found unresponsive in her crib. CPR is ongoing. The child’s weight is estimated at 7kg.
You are caring for a 12-year-old patient who has a history of leukemia. He was admitted to your floor last night from the emergency department. On admission, he had a fever of 102.2 F and had been feeling bad for two days…
You are working on the floor of a medical unit when you are called to the room of a 1-year-old who was admitted earlier from the emergency department where they were treated for respiratory distress and croup like symptoms. You arrived to find the child in obvious distress breathing 64/min…
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.
You are called to the house of a 9-year-old male with complaints of lethargy and heart racing. You arrive and find your patient lying supine on the couch. When you talk to him, you note that he is obviously confused. His mother says this happened suddenly…
You are on an ambulance and respond to a 10-year-old with breathing difficulty. Upon arrival, the child is sitting leaning forward on the couch in obvious respiratory distress. Her heart rate is 140/min BP 106/68 respiratory rate: 40/min Sp02: 86% on room air temp: Afebrile weight: 35kg.
You are called to the home of a 2-year-old little boy whose parents are concerned because he "isn''t acting right". When you arrive, the parents inform you that he has been sick with a fever, diarrhea and vomiting for the past 48 hours. The child is lying on the couch.
You caring for an 8-year-old male with a history of asthma. He presents to you breathing 55/min. His skin is pale and cool to the touch. His pulse is 146. His BP is 102/70. His pulse oximetry is 81%. His lung sounds reveal expiratory wheezes that are barely audible.