FLIGHT PARAMEDIC ADVANCED AIRWAY
MANAGEMENT EXAM 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM
70 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
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"Failure to manage an Airway
________________ is a major cause
of a preventable death in
the prehospital setting."
Unable to swallow.
GCS <8.
What are some indications Expected clinical course.
for immediate intubation? Apnea.
Airway obstruction.
Resp failure.
Ph <7.2
CO2 >55
What are the three critical
PaO2 <60
lab values that indicate the
need for intubation?
Rememeber, only one needs to be off to indicate the
need for intubation.
*Look
*Evaluate 3-3-2
What does the L.E.M.O.N
*Mallampati
acronym stand for?
*Obstructions
* Neck Mobility.
What are characteristics of Soft palate, uvula, ant / pos tonsillar pillars visible.
a Mallampati 1 airway?
, What are characteristics of Tonsillar pillars hidden by the tongue.
a Mallampati 2 airway?
What are some Only the base of the uvula can be seen.
characteristics of a
Mallampati 3 airway?
What are some The uvula cannot be seen. Severe difficult in intubating,
characteristics of a typically associated with obese patients.
Mallampati 4 airway?
What is the preffered Ears elevated to the patients sternum. Pt's head slightly
method for positioning a tilted back.
patient prior to intubating?
What is the H.E.A.V.E.N Evaluating the difficulty of an intubation.
acronym used for?
Hypoxemia
Extremes of size
What does H.E.A.V.E.N Anatomical challenges
stand for? Vomit, blood, fluid
Exsanguination / anemia
Neck mobility
What acronym is used for Restrictive airway
evaluating the potential Obstruction of upper airway
success of an extraglottic Distortion, disruption, or deformity,
airway? Stiff lungs or spine.
What is the Sellick Posterior pressure on the cricoid cartilage to prevent
Maneuver? gastricc insufflation and vomiting
When should you release After the intubation is complete.
the Sellick Manuever?
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