PALS Review Questions

86. What is the new sequence of strps for giving CPR to an unwitnessed pediatric cardiac arrest?
Check for responsiveness and breathing. Call for help and AED. Check for pulse. Give 30 compressions.  Open airway and give 2 breaths. Resume compressions
87. Is it acceptable to use an AED on an infant? 
For infants < 1 year a manual defibrillator is preferred. If a defibrillator is not available, an AED with a pediatric dose attenuator is desirable.


88. Give 5 examples of narrow complex tachycardia.
Sinus tachycardia, SVT, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, junctional tachcardia

89. What is the role of cricoid pressure during intubation?
 Cricoid pressure may reduce the risk if aspration during intubation but it is no longer recommended.

90. What is the drug of choice in the treatment of unstable bradycardia that is not related to increased vagal tone or a primary AV block?
Epinephrine 0.01mg/kg IV/IO every 3-5 minutes.