PALS in-hospital

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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.


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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.

Question 1 of 6

The monitor reveals the following, even though he has no pulses. What is this called?
Quiz question

Question 2 of 6

For fast medication administration, an alternate route for immediate access for IV medications when IV lines cannot be accessed 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 is obtained?

Question 6 of 6

A major part of treating pulseless electrical activity is

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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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Current version
Jun 12, 2026

Reviewed by:

Cassandra Upchurch, MSN, RN, CDP
Changes: Updated quiz questions and scenarios
Jun 23, 2020

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