EMT Airway Exam UPDATED Study
Guide ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Aerobic Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER Metabolism that can proceed only in the presence
of oxygen
Agonal gasps - CORRECT ANSWER Occasional, gasping breaths that occur agter the heart
has stopped
Airway - CORRECT ANSWER The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx, which
include the nose, mouth and throat.
Alveolar Minute Volume - CORRECT ANSWER The volume of air moved through the lungs
in 1 minute minus dead space; calculated by multiplying the tidal volume and resp. rate
Alveolar Ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER Volume of air that reaches the alveoli. It is
determined by subtracting the amount of dead space air from the tidal volume
American Standard Safety System - CORRECT ANSWER A safety system for large oxygen
cylinders, designed to prevent the accidental attachment of regulator to a cylinder containing the
wrong type of gas.
Anaerobic Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER metabolism that takes place in the absence of
oxygen; principle by product is lactic acid.
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWER absence of spontaneous breathing
Aspirations - CORRECT ANSWER the introduction of vomitus or other foreign material into
the lungs
Ataxic Respirations - CORRECT ANSWER Irregular, ineffective respirations that may or may
not have an identifiable pattern
, Automatic Transport Ventilator (ATV) - CORRECT ANSWER Ventilation device attached to a
control box that allows the variables of ventilation to be set. It frees the EMT to perform other tasks
while the patient is being ventilated
Bag-valve Mask (BVM) - CORRECT ANSWER device with one way valve and a face mask
attached to a ventilation bag; when attached to a reservoir and connected to oxygen, it delivers more
than 90% supplemental oxygen
Barrier device - CORRECT ANSWER a protective item such as a pocket mask with a valve,
that limits exposure to a patient's body fluids
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the
midline
Bronchioles - CORRECT ANSWER Subdivision of the smaller bronchi in the lungs; made of
smooth muscle and dilate or constrict in response to various stimuli
Copnography - CORRECT ANSWER a noninvasive method to quickly and efficiently provide
information on a patient's ventilatory status, circulation and metabolism. Effectively measures the
concentration of CO2 in expired over time
Capnometry - CORRECT ANSWER A device that measures the amount of expired CO2,
capnometer
Carina - CORRECT ANSWER point at which the trachea bifurcates into the left and right
mainstem bronchi
Chemoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER monitor the levels of O2, CO2, and the pH of the
cerbrospinal fluid and then provide feed back to the resp. centers to modify the rate and depth of
breathing based on the body's needs
Compliance - CORRECT ANSWER Ability of the alveoli to expand when air is drawn in
during inhalation
Guide ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Aerobic Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER Metabolism that can proceed only in the presence
of oxygen
Agonal gasps - CORRECT ANSWER Occasional, gasping breaths that occur agter the heart
has stopped
Airway - CORRECT ANSWER The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx, which
include the nose, mouth and throat.
Alveolar Minute Volume - CORRECT ANSWER The volume of air moved through the lungs
in 1 minute minus dead space; calculated by multiplying the tidal volume and resp. rate
Alveolar Ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER Volume of air that reaches the alveoli. It is
determined by subtracting the amount of dead space air from the tidal volume
American Standard Safety System - CORRECT ANSWER A safety system for large oxygen
cylinders, designed to prevent the accidental attachment of regulator to a cylinder containing the
wrong type of gas.
Anaerobic Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER metabolism that takes place in the absence of
oxygen; principle by product is lactic acid.
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWER absence of spontaneous breathing
Aspirations - CORRECT ANSWER the introduction of vomitus or other foreign material into
the lungs
Ataxic Respirations - CORRECT ANSWER Irregular, ineffective respirations that may or may
not have an identifiable pattern
, Automatic Transport Ventilator (ATV) - CORRECT ANSWER Ventilation device attached to a
control box that allows the variables of ventilation to be set. It frees the EMT to perform other tasks
while the patient is being ventilated
Bag-valve Mask (BVM) - CORRECT ANSWER device with one way valve and a face mask
attached to a ventilation bag; when attached to a reservoir and connected to oxygen, it delivers more
than 90% supplemental oxygen
Barrier device - CORRECT ANSWER a protective item such as a pocket mask with a valve,
that limits exposure to a patient's body fluids
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the
midline
Bronchioles - CORRECT ANSWER Subdivision of the smaller bronchi in the lungs; made of
smooth muscle and dilate or constrict in response to various stimuli
Copnography - CORRECT ANSWER a noninvasive method to quickly and efficiently provide
information on a patient's ventilatory status, circulation and metabolism. Effectively measures the
concentration of CO2 in expired over time
Capnometry - CORRECT ANSWER A device that measures the amount of expired CO2,
capnometer
Carina - CORRECT ANSWER point at which the trachea bifurcates into the left and right
mainstem bronchi
Chemoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER monitor the levels of O2, CO2, and the pH of the
cerbrospinal fluid and then provide feed back to the resp. centers to modify the rate and depth of
breathing based on the body's needs
Compliance - CORRECT ANSWER Ability of the alveoli to expand when air is drawn in
during inhalation
