Questionnaire with acceptable answers, 1992 and 1999
| Question | Acceptable answer range, 1992 | Acceptable answer range, 1999 |
| What size tracheal tube would you use in a child of | ||
| 1a) 3 months? | 3–4.5 mm | 3–4.5 mm |
| 1b) 4 years? | 4–5.5 mm | 4–5.5 mm |
| 1c) 8 years? | 5–6.5 mm | 5–6.5 mm |
| 2 If necessary what dose/kg of adrenaline would you use in arrest procedures? | 0.1–0.5 ml/kg of 1/10 000 | 0.1 ml/kg of 1/10 000 |
| 3 In a child who arrives following freshwater drowning, asystolic with fixed dilated pupils, but intubated at scene by paramedics, for how long would you consider resuscitation appropriate? | Hypothermia correction | Hypothermia correction |
| 4 For resuscitation in severe haemorrhage (30% blood loss), what would be the fluid volume/kg/unit time? | 15–30 ml/kg over 30 min | 20 ml/kg stat |
| 5 Do you know a formula for fluid replacement in severe burns? | Any verifiable formula | Any verifiable formula |
| 6 In a severely shocked child where you are unable to gain venous access, how would you gain vascular access? | Intraosseus access | Intraosseus access |
| 7 In a multiply injured child (road traffic accident), what threex rays would you most like to see? | Chest + cervical spine | Chest, cervical spine, and pelvis |
| 8 In a child with a severe airway obstruction (epiglottitis), where bag and mask ventilation is ineffective and intubation failed, how would you gain airway access? | Cricothyriodotomy | Cricothyriodotomy |