EMT chapter 10 airway Exam with Answers
1. You have a patient with an altered mental status fol-
lowing exacerbation of COPD. The patient is breath-
ing spontaneously at a rate of 40/min with absent
alveolar breath sounds. The skin is dusky in color,
Provide assisted
ventilations syn-
chroni...
EMT chapter 10 airway Exam with Answers
1. You have a patient with an altered mental status fol- Provide assisted
lowing exacerbation of COPD. The patient is breath- ventilations syn-
ing spontaneously at a rate of 40/min with absent chronized with the
alveolar breath sounds. The skin is dusky in color, patient's sponta-
the pulse ox reads 74 percent, and you are awaiting neous effort.
your Paramedic backup to provide advanced airway
management. While waiting, what intervention must
the EMT do?
2. During skills testing at an EMS service you have ap- the patient did not
plied to work at, the preceptor asks you about your have good alveo-
decision to ventilate a patient who is still breathing lar breath sounds
on his own. Which of the following answers BEST
defends your decision?
3. Of the following that are present in a patient with res- absence of alveo-
piratory distress, which is the MOST reliable indicatolar r breath sounds
that the patient needs mechanical ventilation despite
breathing spontaneously?
4. You have an EMT student riding with you one day cpap has been
when you have a patient in acute pulmonary edema. shown to low-
Along with oxygen, and positioning, you elect to ple arce
intubation rates
the patient on CPAP. At the hospital, your student askasnd ventilator use
you why you did not just call ALS to intubate the when used at the
patient so you could control the airway better, ratherproper time during
than using CPAP. What should be your answer? the course of pa-
tient management
5. What is the primary difference between a CPAP ma- CPAP provides
chine and a BiPAP (or Bilevel PAP) machine? a constant back
pressure, while a
BiPAP provides
alternating pres-
sures.
6. Which of the following patients is a candidate for Pulmonary ede-
CPAP? ma patient who
is normotensive
, EMT chapter 10 airway Exam with Answers
but struggling to
breathe
7. Why is the provision of hyperventilation to a cardiac It can worsen car-
arrest patient MOST detrimental? diac preload and
cardiac output
8. Which of the following patients are particularly sensi- Cardiac arrest pa-
tive to the detrimental effects of overventilation? tients
9. Which of the following may lead to over ventilation of A rate of 22/min
an apneic adult patient with a pulse?
10. Regardless of the size of the oxygen tank the EMT is No matter what
using, which of the following statements is TRUE? size it is, an oxy-
gen tank is full at a
pressure of 2,000
psi.
11. What is the approximate amount of oxygen in a G 5,300 liters
cylinder?
12. Regardless of the size of the oxygen tank or what Green
the tank is made of (steel or aluminum), what is the
universal color denoting an oxygen tank?
13. Why should the EMT prohibit anyone from smoking Oxygen is an ac-
around oxygen that is in use? celerant.
14. NEVER use adhesive tape on a pressurized oxygen an explosion.
tank, as it may cause:
15. For safety purposes, in what position should the oxyo-ff
gen tank valve be between patient contacts?
16. If oxygen is being delivered to a patient over a long humidified.
period of time, it should be:
17. If a humidifier is going to be used in the ambulance for
a long trip, the EMT should:
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