EMT Chapter 10 - Airway Management Exam with Answers
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EMT Chapter 10 - Airway Management Exam with Answers
1. On which of the following patients would it be
MOST appropriate to use the flow-restricted,
oxygen-powered ventilation device?
2. After minutes without oxygen,
brain damage is very likely.
3. Based on current guidelines, in which of
the...
EMT Chapter 10 - Airway Management Exam with Answers
1. On which of the following patients would it be a 21-year-old male with
MOST appropriate to use the flow-restricted, traumatic cardiac arrest
oxygen-powered ventilation device?
2. After minutes without oxygen, 6 to 10
brain damage is very likely.
3. Based on current guidelines, in which of a) Exposure to carbon
the following situations should supplemental monoxide and an oxygen
oxygen be administered? saturation of 95%
a) Exposure to carbon monoxide and an oxy-
gen saturation of 95%
b) Any elderly patient whose oxygen satura-
tion is less than 95%
c) Signs of myocardial infarction and an oxy-
gen saturation of 97%
d) Any diabetic patient whose oxygen satura-
tion is less than 98%
4. Your protocols state that during the first few allow recoil of the chest
minutes of working on a cardiac arrest pa- between compressions to
tient, you should provide passive ventilation. draw air into the lungs
This means that you will:
5. How does CPAP improve oxygenation and It forces the alveoli open
ventilation in patients with certain respiratory and pushes more oxygen
problems? across the alveolar mem-
brane.
6. You come upon an unresponsive patient who It helps to maintain a clear
is not injured and is breathing on her own airway.
with a normal rate and an adequate tidal vol-
ume. What would be the advantage of placing
her in the recovery position?
7. You and your partner are caring for a criti- begin ventilations using the
cally injured patient. Your partner is control- mouth-to-mask technique
ling severe bleeding from the patient's lower
extremities as you attempt ventilations with
, EMT Chapter 10 - Airway Management Exam with Answers
a bag-mask device. After repositioning the
mask several times, you are unable to effec-
tively ventilate the patient. You should:
8. Which of the following oxygen flowmeters Bourdon-gauge flowmeter
is NOT affected by gravity and can be used
in any position when attached to an oxygen
cylinder?
9. During your assessment of a patient with res- a lower airway obstruction.
piratory distress, you hear wheezing when
listening to breath sounds. This indicates:
10. You are ventilating a patient with a stoma; seal the mouth and nose.
however, air is escaping from the mouth and
nose. To prevent this, you should:
11. Complications associated with using a man- c) lung tissue injury and
ually triggered ventilation device include gastric distention.
a) inadequate ventilation and hypercarbia.
b) reduced tidal volume delivery and hypoxia.
c) lung tissue injury and gastric distention.
d) inadequate oxygenation and tracheal in-
jury.
12. Which of the following is a late sign of hypox- c) Cyanosis
ia?
a) Anxiety
b) Restlessness
c) Cyanosis
d) Tachycardia
13. In which of the following patients would the a 37-year-old female who
head tilt-chin lift maneuver be the MOST ap- is found unconscious in her
propriate method of opening the airway? bed
14. Which of the following is the MOST reliable adequate rise of the chest
indicator of adequately performed bag-mask when squeezing the bag
ventilations in an apneic adult with a pulse?
, EMT Chapter 10 - Airway Management Exam with Answers
15. The pressure of gas in a full cylinder of oxy- 2,000
gen is approximately pounds per
square inch (psi).
16. Which of the following patients is breathing a conscious male with res-
adequately? pirations of 19 breaths/min
and pink skin
17. While eating dinner, your partner suddenly stand behind him and ad-
grabs his throat and has a panicked look on minister abdominal thrusts.
his face. He has a weak cough, faint inspira-
tory stridor, and cyanosis around the lips.You
should:
18. The cartilage is a firm ring that cricoid
forms the inferior part of the larynx.
19. In the presence of oxygen, the mitochon- aerobic metabolism.
dria of the cells convert glucose into energy
through a process called:
20. What occurs when a patient is breathing very Air moves primarily in the
rapidly and shallowly? anatomic dead space and
does not participate in pul-
monary gas exchange.
21. The MOST serious complication associated penetrating the cranium.
with using a nasopharyngeal airway in a pa-
tient with trauma to the head or face is:
22. The process of exchanging oxygen and car- external respiration
bon dioxide between the alveoli and the blood
of the capillaries is called:
23. Which of the following would cause an in- Anaerobic metabolism
crease in the amount of exhaled carbon diox-
ide?
a) Excessive ventilation
b) Anaerobic metabolism
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