NREMT; AIRWAY, RESPIRATION AND VENTILATION |
TOP SCORES MADE SIMPLE | TRUSTED TEST
SOLUTIONS!
Which of the following would not be a sign of poor perfusion? Answer: Erythema
Air that is exhaled contains approximately ________. Air that is inhaled contains
approximately ____________ Answer: 16% oxygen / 21% oxygen
Describe what cheyne-stokes respirations are and what type of patients will present
with them? Answer: A breathing pattern with periods of rapid and slow respirations
alternating with periods of apnea. Often associated with pts who have head injuries.
When assisting a patient with ventilation, there are five steps that need to be
followed. Which is the second step in the process? Answer: Place the mask over
the patient's nose and mouth
You are preparing to suction secretions from your patient's airway, when would you
engage the suction action in the catheter? Answer: While suctioning secretions and
withdrawing the catheter
Nitroglycerin is used to _________. Answer: Dilate the vessels
Which best describes oxygenation? Answer: It is the process of loading oxygen
molecules onto hemoglobin molecules in the blood stream and is required for
internal respiration.
You and your partner Tom arrive on scene of a gang shooting where the police have
secured the area. There are two patients in their teens with multiple gunshot wounds
to the arms, legs, and chest. You would immediately? Answer: Apply 3-sided
dressing to the chest wounds and assess breathing while your partner treats the
other patient
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,Dispatch reports a jet ski collision on a local lake. The reporting party says that the
two guys are in the water floating face down and one of their buddies just jumped off
the boat to help them. When you arrive on scene the boat has just brought the two
unconscious men to shore and CPR and rescue breathing are in progress. The first
man has a pulse but is not breathing. The second man does not have a pulse and is
apneic. What ventilation rate will you use for the first man? What about the second
man? Answer: 10-12 ventilations per minute for the first man and 6 ventilations per
minute and 100 compressions for the second man
You have been called to a home where a 1-year-old girl is in respiratory distress,
possible apnea. The caregiver called 911 after finding the girl on the floor in front of
the T.V. She does not know if the child is breathing or not. Which of the following
choices below contains the most accurate facts related to this call? Answer:
Children have a large tongue that takes up more of the oropharynx and can cause
an airway obstruction. Proper administration of CPR should include about an inch of
padding under the child's shoulders.
Your patient has distended neck veins, you suspect they may have ___________.
Answer: A chest injury
An adult with a respiration rate of ______per minute would be considered within
normal limits. A child aged 3-5 with a respiration rate of_______per minute would be
considered within normal limits and an infant who is breathing at________per minute
would be considered within normal limits. Answer: 16, 25, 40
All the following conditions can adversely affect respiration at the cellular level
except: Answer: Diaphoresis
Rationale: Conditions that can adversely affect respiration at the cellular level
include: Hypoxia, hypoglycemia, and Infection. Diaphoresis or sweating and doesn't
influence cellular respiration.
During one person CPR you can assess ventilations by watching what? Answer:
Bilateral rise and fall of the chest
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, You arrive on scene to find an 11-year-old girl who was struck by a truck while riding
her bike. She is unresponsive to painful stimuli and has a large abrasion on her left
side. She is breathing at 24 respirations per minute and regular. Your next course of
action would be? Answer: C-spine precautions and Administer high flow O2 with an
NRB
All of the following can have a profound effect on normal ventilation except:
Answer: Vasoconstriction
The pediatric assessment triangle is composed of three elements: Answer:
Circulation, Appearance, Work of Breathing
It's 20 degrees outside and your unit has been called to an apartment complex
where a man is having trouble breathing. You arrive to find the man sitting in a tripod
position on a bench. He has a portable O2 tank and is receiving oxygen via a nasal
cannula at 3 LPM. Your initial assessment reveals that his breathing is rapid with
minimal chest rise and fall. Respiration rate is 20 breaths per minute and his pulse is
130. In a hoarse voice the man tells you he has a history of COPD and is on a new
medication which he is unable to name. He denies any chest pain, but says he is
getting a headache. Which of the following scenarios is most likely the cause for this
man's breathing difficulties and how would you treat him? Answer: He is having an
allergic reaction to the new COPD medication. Move him to the ambulance and
administer high flow 02 via NRB
Your patient is apneic and you are assisting ventilations with a BVM. Ventilations are
difficult as a result of the patient's tongue blocking the airway and you move to insert
an oropharyngeal. What must you do to insert it properly? Answer: Measure the
OPA from the corner of the mouth to the earlobe
Which of the following choices would be included in the lower airway? Answer:
Trachea - bronchial tree - alveoli
You and your partner Ramone have arrived at the scene of a house fire where 3
victims were pulled a safe distance from the home and are being attended by
Emergency Medical Responders. Your initial impression is of two women and a child
3
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TOP SCORES MADE SIMPLE | TRUSTED TEST
SOLUTIONS!
Which of the following would not be a sign of poor perfusion? Answer: Erythema
Air that is exhaled contains approximately ________. Air that is inhaled contains
approximately ____________ Answer: 16% oxygen / 21% oxygen
Describe what cheyne-stokes respirations are and what type of patients will present
with them? Answer: A breathing pattern with periods of rapid and slow respirations
alternating with periods of apnea. Often associated with pts who have head injuries.
When assisting a patient with ventilation, there are five steps that need to be
followed. Which is the second step in the process? Answer: Place the mask over
the patient's nose and mouth
You are preparing to suction secretions from your patient's airway, when would you
engage the suction action in the catheter? Answer: While suctioning secretions and
withdrawing the catheter
Nitroglycerin is used to _________. Answer: Dilate the vessels
Which best describes oxygenation? Answer: It is the process of loading oxygen
molecules onto hemoglobin molecules in the blood stream and is required for
internal respiration.
You and your partner Tom arrive on scene of a gang shooting where the police have
secured the area. There are two patients in their teens with multiple gunshot wounds
to the arms, legs, and chest. You would immediately? Answer: Apply 3-sided
dressing to the chest wounds and assess breathing while your partner treats the
other patient
1
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,Dispatch reports a jet ski collision on a local lake. The reporting party says that the
two guys are in the water floating face down and one of their buddies just jumped off
the boat to help them. When you arrive on scene the boat has just brought the two
unconscious men to shore and CPR and rescue breathing are in progress. The first
man has a pulse but is not breathing. The second man does not have a pulse and is
apneic. What ventilation rate will you use for the first man? What about the second
man? Answer: 10-12 ventilations per minute for the first man and 6 ventilations per
minute and 100 compressions for the second man
You have been called to a home where a 1-year-old girl is in respiratory distress,
possible apnea. The caregiver called 911 after finding the girl on the floor in front of
the T.V. She does not know if the child is breathing or not. Which of the following
choices below contains the most accurate facts related to this call? Answer:
Children have a large tongue that takes up more of the oropharynx and can cause
an airway obstruction. Proper administration of CPR should include about an inch of
padding under the child's shoulders.
Your patient has distended neck veins, you suspect they may have ___________.
Answer: A chest injury
An adult with a respiration rate of ______per minute would be considered within
normal limits. A child aged 3-5 with a respiration rate of_______per minute would be
considered within normal limits and an infant who is breathing at________per minute
would be considered within normal limits. Answer: 16, 25, 40
All the following conditions can adversely affect respiration at the cellular level
except: Answer: Diaphoresis
Rationale: Conditions that can adversely affect respiration at the cellular level
include: Hypoxia, hypoglycemia, and Infection. Diaphoresis or sweating and doesn't
influence cellular respiration.
During one person CPR you can assess ventilations by watching what? Answer:
Bilateral rise and fall of the chest
2
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, You arrive on scene to find an 11-year-old girl who was struck by a truck while riding
her bike. She is unresponsive to painful stimuli and has a large abrasion on her left
side. She is breathing at 24 respirations per minute and regular. Your next course of
action would be? Answer: C-spine precautions and Administer high flow O2 with an
NRB
All of the following can have a profound effect on normal ventilation except:
Answer: Vasoconstriction
The pediatric assessment triangle is composed of three elements: Answer:
Circulation, Appearance, Work of Breathing
It's 20 degrees outside and your unit has been called to an apartment complex
where a man is having trouble breathing. You arrive to find the man sitting in a tripod
position on a bench. He has a portable O2 tank and is receiving oxygen via a nasal
cannula at 3 LPM. Your initial assessment reveals that his breathing is rapid with
minimal chest rise and fall. Respiration rate is 20 breaths per minute and his pulse is
130. In a hoarse voice the man tells you he has a history of COPD and is on a new
medication which he is unable to name. He denies any chest pain, but says he is
getting a headache. Which of the following scenarios is most likely the cause for this
man's breathing difficulties and how would you treat him? Answer: He is having an
allergic reaction to the new COPD medication. Move him to the ambulance and
administer high flow 02 via NRB
Your patient is apneic and you are assisting ventilations with a BVM. Ventilations are
difficult as a result of the patient's tongue blocking the airway and you move to insert
an oropharyngeal. What must you do to insert it properly? Answer: Measure the
OPA from the corner of the mouth to the earlobe
Which of the following choices would be included in the lower airway? Answer:
Trachea - bronchial tree - alveoli
You and your partner Ramone have arrived at the scene of a house fire where 3
victims were pulled a safe distance from the home and are being attended by
Emergency Medical Responders. Your initial impression is of two women and a child
3
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