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EMS CH 10 thru 16 POS TEST EXAM
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Which patient is breathing adequately?
Ans: A patient in respiratory distress
The product of tidal volume and ventilation rate is:
Ans: Minute volume.
The mechanics of breathing would be disrupted in a patient:
Ans: who sustains painful chest wall injuries.
which of the following statements is TRUE, assuming a fixed
respiratory rate?
Ans: Both tidal volume and minute volume are decreased from
normal during the asthma attack.
For a patient with a stoma, the first step of artificial ventilation using a
BVM is to:
Ans: clear any mucus or secretions from the stoma.
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Which of the following patients is at risk for failure of the
cardiopulmonary system?
Ans: A patient with severe asthma or COPD
When ventilating with a bag-mask device, what is one action you
would take with suspected spinal injury that you would not do
otherwise?
Ans: Place the thumb sides of your hands along the mask to
hold it firmly in place.
The optimum flow rate of oxygen delivered via nonrebreather mask is:
Ans: 12 to 15 liters a minute.
Which of the following patients would be the MOST likely to receive
humidified oxygen?
Ans: An asthma patient who is being transferred to a
pulmonary center in another part of the state
For a patient with rapid ventilations, you should:
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Ans: deliver ventilations at the same time as the patient's
inhalations.
You are treating a patient who needs supplemental oxygen but will not
tolerate the nonrebreather mask that you would like to use. What
should you do?
Ans: Switch to a nasal cannula.
A pressure regulator must be connected to an oxygen cylinder to
provide a safe working pressure of:
Ans: 30 to 70 psi.
Increased work of breathing or a sensation of shortness of breath is:
Ans: respiratory distress.
Why does air enter the lungs during inhalation?
Ans: Negative pressure is created inside the lungs.
The rate of artificial ventilations through a stoma is based on:
Ans: The patient's age
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When the diaphragm contracts, the patient:
Ans: inhales.
What is normally the maximum flow setting for oxygen delivery with a
nonrebreather mask?
Ans: 15 lpm
Dead air space is found in the:
Ans: trachea and bronchi.
Which of the following MOST likely indicates hypoxia?
Ans: Blue-gray skin
You are treating a patient who has taken too much of her pain-
relieving narcotic. She is breathing very slowly with minimal chest rise.
Which device would NOT be appropriate to administer oxygen to this
patient?
Ans: Nonrebreather mask or nasal cannula
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
EMS CH 10 thru 16 POS TEST EXAM
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Which patient is breathing adequately?
Ans: A patient in respiratory distress
The product of tidal volume and ventilation rate is:
Ans: Minute volume.
The mechanics of breathing would be disrupted in a patient:
Ans: who sustains painful chest wall injuries.
which of the following statements is TRUE, assuming a fixed
respiratory rate?
Ans: Both tidal volume and minute volume are decreased from
normal during the asthma attack.
For a patient with a stoma, the first step of artificial ventilation using a
BVM is to:
Ans: clear any mucus or secretions from the stoma.
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Which of the following patients is at risk for failure of the
cardiopulmonary system?
Ans: A patient with severe asthma or COPD
When ventilating with a bag-mask device, what is one action you
would take with suspected spinal injury that you would not do
otherwise?
Ans: Place the thumb sides of your hands along the mask to
hold it firmly in place.
The optimum flow rate of oxygen delivered via nonrebreather mask is:
Ans: 12 to 15 liters a minute.
Which of the following patients would be the MOST likely to receive
humidified oxygen?
Ans: An asthma patient who is being transferred to a
pulmonary center in another part of the state
For a patient with rapid ventilations, you should:
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Ans: deliver ventilations at the same time as the patient's
inhalations.
You are treating a patient who needs supplemental oxygen but will not
tolerate the nonrebreather mask that you would like to use. What
should you do?
Ans: Switch to a nasal cannula.
A pressure regulator must be connected to an oxygen cylinder to
provide a safe working pressure of:
Ans: 30 to 70 psi.
Increased work of breathing or a sensation of shortness of breath is:
Ans: respiratory distress.
Why does air enter the lungs during inhalation?
Ans: Negative pressure is created inside the lungs.
The rate of artificial ventilations through a stoma is based on:
Ans: The patient's age
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When the diaphragm contracts, the patient:
Ans: inhales.
What is normally the maximum flow setting for oxygen delivery with a
nonrebreather mask?
Ans: 15 lpm
Dead air space is found in the:
Ans: trachea and bronchi.
Which of the following MOST likely indicates hypoxia?
Ans: Blue-gray skin
You are treating a patient who has taken too much of her pain-
relieving narcotic. She is breathing very slowly with minimal chest rise.
Which device would NOT be appropriate to administer oxygen to this
patient?
Ans: Nonrebreather mask or nasal cannula
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