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Flight Paramedic Advanced Airway Management questions with correct answers "Failure to manage an ________________ is a major cause of a preventable death in the prehospital setting." What are some indications for immediate intubation? What are the three critical lab values that indicate the need...

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1). "failure to manage an ________________ is a major cause of a preventable death in the
prehospital setting."

 Ans: Airway


2). What are some indications for immediate intubation?

 Ans: Unable to swallow.
GCS <8.
Expected clinical course.
Apnea.
Airway obstruction.
Resp failure.


3). What are the three critical lab values that indicate the need for intubation?

 Ans: Ph <7.2
CO2 >55
PaO2 <60

Rememeber, only one needs to be off to indicate the need for intubation.


4). What does the l.e.m.o.n acronym stand for?

 Ans: *Look
*Evaluate 3-3-2
*Mallampati
*Obstructions
* Neck Mobility.


5). What are characteristics of a mallampati 1 airway?

 Ans: Soft palate, uvula, ant / pos tonsillar pillars visible.


6). What are characteristics of a mallampati 2 airway?



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,  Ans: Tonsillar pillars hidden by the tongue.


7). What are some characteristics of a mallampati 3 airway?

 Ans: Only the base of the uvula can be seen.


8). What are some characteristics of a mallampati 4 airway?

 Ans: The uvula cannot be seen. Severe difficult in intubating, typically associated with
obese patients.


9). What is the preffered method for positioning a patient prior to intubating?

 Ans: Ears elevated to the patients sternum. Pt's head slightly tilted back.


10). What is the h.e.a.v.e.n acronym used for?

 Ans: Evaluating the difficulty of an intubation.


11). What does h.e.a.v.e.n stand for?

 Ans: Hypoxemia
Extremes of size
Anatomical challenges
Vomit, blood, fluid
Exsanguination / anemia
Neck mobility


12). What acronym is used for evaluating the potential success of an extraglottic airway?

 Ans: Restrictive airway
Obstruction of upper airway
Distortion, disruption, or deformity,
Stiff lungs or spine.


13). What is the sellick maneuver?

 Ans: Posterior pressure on the cricoid cartilage to prevent gastricc insufflation and
vomiting




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