CPR and BLS Pediatric Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A child has a definite pulse and no signs of poor circulation but is not breathing normally. What care is most appropriate?
Begin chest compressions without giving breaths
Provide rescue breathing, rechecking the pulse and condition regularly
Place the child in a recovery position and wait for normal breathing
Perform abdominal thrusts in case the airway is partly blocked
2. A responsive child appears to be choking but is coughing forcefully and can make sounds. What should you do first?
Encourage continued coughing and monitor for worsening obstruction
Sweep the child’s mouth with a finger to locate the object
Begin abdominal thrusts immediately despite the effective cough
Lay the child down and begin chest compressions
3. An infant is unresponsive and only gasping. After confirming the scene is safe, what should you do?
Treat the gasping as abnormal breathing, activate emergency help, and begin CPR
Wait briefly to see whether regular breathing returns before calling for help
Give rescue breaths only until the infant begins moving
Place the infant in a recovery position and monitor without activating help
4. During compressions, a rescuer keeps some body weight on the child’s chest between pushes. Why should this be corrected?
It makes rescue breaths enter too quickly
It prevents full chest recoil, which can reduce blood return to the heart
It causes the AED to analyze the rhythm too soon
It lowers the compression rate even if the pace remains unchanged
5. For a child who has not reached puberty, what is the usual chest-compression depth target?
More than one half of the chest’s front-to-back depth
About 2 cm, to avoid pressing on the ribs
About one quarter of the chest’s front-to-back depth, roughly 3 cm
About one third of the chest’s front-to-back depth, roughly 5 cm
6. When giving a rescue breath to an infant or child, what indicates an appropriate breath?
The breath lasts about one second and produces visible chest rise
The breath is delivered forcefully enough to fully expand the abdomen
The breath is as large as an adult rescuer’s normal full breath
The breath is delivered rapidly so compressions are interrupted for less time
7. Two trained rescuers are providing CPR to a child without an advanced airway. Which compression-to-breath ratio should they use?
30 compressions to 1 breath
30 compressions to 2 breaths
5 compressions to 1 breath
15 compressions to 2 breaths
8. You are performing CPR on an infant. Approximately how deep should each chest compression be?
About 2 cm, regardless of the infant’s size
About one quarter of the chest’s front-to-back depth
About 5 cm, the same target commonly used for a child
About one third of the chest’s front-to-back depth, roughly 4 cm
9. Where should chest compressions be delivered during pediatric CPR?
Over the upper end of the breastbone, close to the throat
Directly over the left side of the chest above the heart
Over the lowest tip of the breastbone
In the center of the chest on the lower half of the breastbone
10. An AED arrives for a child in cardiac arrest. Pediatric pads are unavailable, but standard adult pads are present. What should you do?
Continue CPR and do not use the AED because adult pads are prohibited for children
Use the adult pads without delay, positioning them so they do not touch, and follow the AED prompts
Place both adult pads side by side on the front of the chest, even if they touch
Wait for pediatric pads, even if this substantially delays defibrillation
11. You find an infant already unresponsive after an unwitnessed collapse. You are alone and have no phone nearby. What should you generally do?
Continue CPR indefinitely without attempting to activate emergency help
Leave immediately to find an AED before giving any care
Give about two minutes of CPR, then leave briefly to activate emergency response and get an AED
Give rescue breaths only for about two minutes, then check for movement
12. What compression rate is recommended for CPR on infants and children?
About 60-80 compressions per minute
About 80-90 compressions per minute
About 100-120 compressions per minute
About 130-150 compressions per minute
13. A responsive infant has a severe airway obstruction and cannot cough or cry effectively. What sequence should you use?
Repeated abdominal thrusts followed by two rescue breaths
A blind finger sweep followed by five back slaps
Cycles of five back slaps and five chest thrusts
Continuous chest compressions while the infant remains responsive
14. What compression-to-breath ratio should a single rescuer normally use for an infant or child without an advanced airway?
15 compressions to 1 breath
15 compressions to 2 breaths
30 compressions to 2 breaths
5 compressions to 2 breaths
15. You are alone when a child suddenly collapses in front of you. No phone is within reach. What is the preferred response?
Give about two minutes of CPR before considering emergency activation
Activate emergency response and retrieve an AED first, then return to begin CPR
Provide rescue breaths only until another person arrives
Check for injuries for several minutes before deciding whether to call
16. Where should a trained rescuer usually check an infant for a pulse?
At the brachial artery on the inside of the upper arm
At the carotid artery on the side of the neck
At the radial artery on the thumb side of the wrist
At the artery behind the knee