Basic and Paediatric Life Support (BLS and PALS)

• Q1.In CPR, number of chest compression per minute in an adult:

  • A30-50 per minute
  • B50-72 per minute
  • C100-120 per minute
  • D120-200 per minute
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• Q2.In pediatric advanced life support intraosseous access for drug/fluid administration is recommended for

  • A<1 year
  • B<6 years
  • C<12 years
  • DAny age
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• Q3.Patient on dental chair during extraction becomes unconscious; patient is breathing but not responsive. Your first step will be:

  • ARecline chair and shout for help and give oxygen
  • BCheck BP and pulse and intubate
  • CStart CPR immediately
  • DECG
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• Q4.The police has brought an unresponsive patient to you. What is the first thing you will do?

  • AStart chest compressions immediately
  • BCheck carotid pulse
  • CCheck for response and call help
  • DStart rescue breaths
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• Q5.A 5 year old child is rushed to casualty reportedly electrocuted while playing in a park. The child is apneic and is ventilated with bag and a mask. Which of the following will be the next step in the management –

  • ACheck pulses
  • BStart chest compressions
  • CIntubate
  • DCheck oxygen saturation
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• Q6.What is the ratio of chest compressions and breaths when a lone person is giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

  • A10:1
  • B15:1
  • C30:1
  • D30:2
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• Q7.In CPR for Infants-1. The sequence followed is Compression - Breathing- Airway2. 30 chest compression is given3. 1 breathe every 15 compressions4. Chest Compression should be 1 1/2 inches in infants5. In infants, the brachial pulse should be assessed.

  • ATrue False False True False
  • BTrue False False True True
  • CFalse True False True False
  • DFalse True False True True
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• Q8.All true about hemlichs maneuver except:-

  • AIt is used in foreign body aspiration
  • BAbdominal thrust is given
  • CEffective in choking
  • DCan be effective in cardiac arrest patients
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• Q9.Ratio of chest compression to breathing during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in newborn patient admitted in ICU is: March 2012, March 2013

  • A3:01
  • B5:01
  • C15:02
  • D30:02:00
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• Q10.For Foreign bodies are retained in the larynx causing choking, first line of management is

  • AAirway inseion
  • BHemilich manouvere
  • CHemilich valve
  • DTracheostomy
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Answer key

Q1: C. 100-120 per minute; Q2: D. Any age; Q3: A. Recline chair and shout for help and give oxygen; Q4: C. Check for response and call help; Q5: A. Check pulses; Q6: D. 30:2; Q7: D. False True False True True; Q8: D. Can be effective in cardiac arrest patients; Q9: A. 3:01; Q10: B. Hemilich manouvere.

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