EMT airway management quiz exam questions with correct answers
A patient who is suspected of being hypoxic and is breathing adequately should be given supplemental oxygen with a: - Answer-nonrebreathing mask
During your assessment of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear wheezing when listening to breath sounds. This indicates: - Answer-a lower airway obstruction
Which of the following is the most reliable indicator of adequately performed bag-valve mask ventilations in an apneic adult with a pulse? - Answer-Adequate rise of the chest when squeezing the bag
How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation in patients with certain respiratory
problems? - Answer-It forces the alveoli open and pushes oxygen across the alveolar membrane
A man was found unresponsive in his bed at home. There is no evidence of injury and the patients medical history is not known. The patients face is cyanotic, yet the pulse oximeter reads 98%. Which of the following would likely explain this? - Answer-Carbon monoxide poisioning
What occurs when a patient is breathing very rapidly and shallowly? - Answer-Air moves primarily in the anatomic dead space and does not participate in pulmonary gas exchange
A 19 year old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you an insert oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - Answer-remove the airway and be prepared to suction her oropharynx
The nasoropharyngeal airway is most beneficial because it: - Answer-Can maintain a patent airway in a semiconscious patient with a gag reflex
You are performing mouth-to-mask ventilations with oxygen connected and set at a flow
rate of 15 L/min. What percentage of oxygen is your patient receiving? - Answer-55%
Which of the following statements regarding breathing adequacy is correct? - Answer-
Patients breathing shallowly may require assisted ventilation besides a normal respiratory rate
Which of the following patients should you place in the recovery position? - Answer-A 31 year old semiconscious male with low blood sugar and adequate breathing
A patient who is suspected of being hypoxic and is breathing adequately should be given supplemental oxygen with a: - Answer-nonrebreathing mask
During your assessment of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear wheezing when listening to breath sounds. This indicates: - Answer-a lower airway obstruction
Which of the following is the most reliable indicator of adequately performed bag-valve mask ventilations in an apneic adult with a pulse? - Answer-Adequate rise of the chest when squeezing the bag
How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation in patients with certain respiratory
problems? - Answer-It forces the alveoli open and pushes oxygen across the alveolar membrane
A man was found unresponsive in his bed at home. There is no evidence of injury and the patients medical history is not known. The patients face is cyanotic, yet the pulse oximeter reads 98%. Which of the following would likely explain this? - Answer-Carbon monoxide poisioning
What occurs when a patient is breathing very rapidly and shallowly? - Answer-Air moves primarily in the anatomic dead space and does not participate in pulmonary gas exchange
A 19 year old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you an insert oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - Answer-remove the airway and be prepared to suction her oropharynx
The nasoropharyngeal airway is most beneficial because it: - Answer-Can maintain a patent airway in a semiconscious patient with a gag reflex
You are performing mouth-to-mask ventilations with oxygen connected and set at a flow
rate of 15 L/min. What percentage of oxygen is your patient receiving? - Answer-55%
Which of the following statements regarding breathing adequacy is correct? - Answer-
Patients breathing shallowly may require assisted ventilation besides a normal respiratory rate
Which of the following patients should you place in the recovery position? - Answer-A 31 year old semiconscious male with low blood sugar and adequate breathing
