Emergency Medical Technicians Practice Exam Questions with Correct Answers.

What is the structure that carries air downward from the larynx to the lungs? Correct Answer Trachea When can the oropharyngeal airways not be used? Correct Answer Gag reflex present What is will not be caused by vigorous suctioning the back of the patients throat ? Correct Answer convulsions What is the oxygen flow rate when ventilating with a BVM ? Correct Answer 15 LPM with oxygen reservoir What percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere? Correct Answer 21% at al altitudes What should the oxygen flow be at when using a non rebreather mask ? Correct Answer 10-15 LPM What is an advantage of an Yankaeur over a "french" catheter ? Correct Answer better at removing large particulate matter What is the best method for opening the airway if a 24 year old female patient has fallen from the roof of her house ? Correct Answer convulsions What is the rate of ventilation when ventilating a patient with a BVM ? Correct Answer 10-12 BPM What is the best method of ventilation to ventilate the patient ? Correct Answer mouth to mask What is an an insufficiency of oxygen to the body's tissues? Correct Answer hypoxemia How much volume should you deliver with each breath when ventilating with a BVM? Correct Answer enough to see chest rise What is the correct sequence of passage of oxygen from room air to the lungs? Correct Answer pharynx to larynx to trachea to bronchi to alveoli What percentage is achieved when adding oxygen and a reservoir to a BVM? Correct Answer 100% What should a patient be before suctioning? Correct Answer oxygenated