EMT AIRWAY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (RATED A+)
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EMT AIRWAY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (RATED A+)
A young child with multiple physical and developmental abnormalities has a severe nose bleed. You have decided to suction his nasopharynx to decrease the amount of blood he is swallowing. Which one of the following should be included in...
EMT AIRWAY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS (RATED A+)
Which one of the following statements made by an EMT shows that she understands how to suction patients in a field setting? - Answer-"I only activate the suction device when I am withdrawing the suction catheter."
When a persons diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles pull the ribs upward, which one of the following will occur? - Answer-Air will flow into the lungs
You are assessing a patient with an altered mental status. Which assessment finding contraindicates the use of the nonrebreather face mask? - Answer-Respiratory rate of 18, with poor tidal volume
Which one of the following tips should you give a new EMT about artificially ventilating a
patient with the bag-valve mask? - Answer-"It is important to maintain the head-tilt chin lift or jaw thrust maneuver while ventilating the patient."
You are starting to ventilate a patient with a laryngectomy and stoma. As you provide the first few ventilations, you note that the air passes easily into the patient, but does not
cause the chest to rise. Your next action should be to: - Answer-seal the patients mouth and nose
When monitoring a patient receiving oxygen through a nasal cannula, which one of the following observations warrants immediate intervention? - Answer-Oxygen flow rate of 15 liters per minute
You are artificially ventilating an adult male patient who is in respiratory arrest with a BVM. Which one of the following shows that you are ventilating this patient properly? - Answer-adequate chest rise and fall
Which one of the following statements indicates that the EMT has an accurate understanding of the bronchioles? - Answer-"They are small passages located in the lower airway that have smooth muscle surrounding them"
You must suction a male patient who has a decreased ability to swallow secondary to a previous stroke. He also has a history of smoking and lung cancer. Which one of the following represents the most appropriate personal protective equipment that you should use with this patient? - Answer-Gloves, mask and face shield
The EMT has just placed an OPA in a patient. BY doing so, which one of the following has the EMT accomplished? - Answer-Secured the tongue away from the back of the airway The EMT should use the jaw thrust maneuver to open the airway for the patient with which one of the following? - Answer-unresponsive after falling from a porch
A patient with a stoma and tracheostomy tube is responsive to painful stimuli and breathing shallowly at six times per minute. He has cyanosis of the finger tips and a weak, rapid radial pulse. Which one of the following is the best in providing respiratory care to this patient? - Answer-Attach the BV device directly to the tracheostomy tube
You are transferring an unresponsive patient from her house to the ambulance on the stretcher. An oral airway has been placed and ventilations with the bag-valve mask are being administered. Suddenly, the patient regains consciousness ans starts to gag. Your immediate actions should be to - Answer-remove the oral airway
When providing an in service on ventilating the geriatric patient, you should emphasize which one of the following in regards to a patient who has dentures? - Answer-Loose appliances should be removed if they interfere with the airway or the seal between the mask and face.
Which one of the following statements about a nasal cannula is true? - Answer-"When the nasal cannula is set to the highest appropriate oxygen flow rate, a large portion of the air inspired by the patient is ambient air."
Which one of the following oxygen administration systems will provide the patient with the greatest amount of oxygen? - Answer-Nonrebreather face mask at 15 liters per minute of oxygen
Which one of the following statements about different sizes of oxygen cylinders is true? - Answer-G and E tanks have the same psi when full.
A young child with multiple physical and developmental abnormalities has a severe nose bleed. You have decided to suction his nasopharynx to decrease the amount of blood he is swallowing. Which one of the following should be included in this care? - Answer-Insert a soft catheter into the nose the same length as the distance from the patients nose to the tip of his ear.
Which one of the following is obstructing the airway when snoring is heard? - Answer-
The tongue
A 52 yo male with a brain tumor has gone into respiratory arrest. You assign the task of artificially ventilating the patient with the BVM to a new EMR. How will you instruct him to ventilate the patient? - Answer-Deliver one breath every 5 to 6 seconds with each ventilation lasting one second
When presenting information on cardiac arrest and automated external defibrillation to a
community group, a man asks why people should perform CPR prior to the arrival of EMS if they are going to provide a shock. Which one of the following should be your
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