Paediatric BLS

Question 1

What does the acronym SMART stand for?

Hint : Scene Assessment

Answer 1

S - Scene Safety (PPE/Any dangers)
M - Mechanism of injury ( catastrophic haemorrhage/ c spine)
A - Additional Resources ( Request Help)
R - Regulatory (DNAR/ROLE)
T - Triage (Are they your only patient)

Question 2

What are the steps of basic airway management?

Answer 2

Look in the airway
Open the airway
OP in the airway
Look, listen and feel for breaths
Five rescue breaths
Reassess breathing and pulse

Question 3

Identifying cardiac arrest-

Answer 3

No breathing
No pulse

Question 4

CPR in children

Answer 4

Ratio of 15:2
Rate of 100-120bpm
1/3 depth of chest

Question 5

where should you perform pulse checks on paeds?

Answer 5

Brachial pulse check if they are less than 1 year old

Corroted Pulse if they are over 1 years old