EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM
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,833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient gags,
You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen airway - A. Insert a nasal airway
903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation, which structure does it
reach next?
A. Trachea
B. Epiglottis
C. Alveolus
D. Bronchus - A. Trachea
906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM. The patient has inadequate
chest rise. You should
A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
B. Use an O2 powered ventilation device
C. Increase the forcefulness of ventilations
D. Increase the rate of ventilations to 20/min - A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to
10/min
*909 - A 72 y/o female pt is unresponsive following an ejection from a MVC, she has an
open jaw fracture and a dialated right pupil. What is the best way to open this pt's airway
A. Insert an OPA
B. Perform a modified head-tilt chin lift
C. Insert a NPA
D. Perform jaw thrust - C. Insert a NPA
*910 - A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her tracheostomy tube. The
opening is partially obstructed with skin. You should
,A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma - A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
908 - You are using a BVM and an OPA on an apneic pt. Suddenly it becomes difficult to
ventilate. You should first suspect that
A. The patients diaphragm has contracted
B. The pt has an airway obstruction
C. The Pt is becoming more responsive
D. The pt's lungs have collapsed - B. The pt has an airway obstruction
946 - A 60-year-old pt with stoma is apneic. You have been suctioning pink frothy
sputum for 10 seconds and you continue to get more material. You should
A. continue suctioning and have a partner ventilate through the pt's mouth
B. suction until airway is clear
C. stop suctioning and give a breath
D. use a saline solution to moisten secretions and continue suctioning - C. stop
suctioning and give a breath
947 - victim of smoke inhalation has developed difficulty breathing. He does not like
the smell of the mask you are using to deliver O2. You should
A. Switch to a NC set to deliver O2 @ 6 LPM
B. Restrain the pt and continue administering O2 via NRB
C. Explain that the mask is very important and continue its use
D. Administer blow-by O2 via Simple mask - C. Explain that the mask is very
important and continue its use
948 - An unresponsive 82 y/o pt is lying supine. Their airway is most likely to be
obstructed by
A. loose dentures
B. Secretions
, C. The tongue
D. Swelling of the epiglottis - C. The tongue
Questions & Answers, (Verified
Answers)
,833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient gags,
You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen airway - A. Insert a nasal airway
903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation, which structure does it
reach next?
A. Trachea
B. Epiglottis
C. Alveolus
D. Bronchus - A. Trachea
906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM. The patient has inadequate
chest rise. You should
A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
B. Use an O2 powered ventilation device
C. Increase the forcefulness of ventilations
D. Increase the rate of ventilations to 20/min - A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to
10/min
*909 - A 72 y/o female pt is unresponsive following an ejection from a MVC, she has an
open jaw fracture and a dialated right pupil. What is the best way to open this pt's airway
A. Insert an OPA
B. Perform a modified head-tilt chin lift
C. Insert a NPA
D. Perform jaw thrust - C. Insert a NPA
*910 - A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her tracheostomy tube. The
opening is partially obstructed with skin. You should
,A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma - A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
908 - You are using a BVM and an OPA on an apneic pt. Suddenly it becomes difficult to
ventilate. You should first suspect that
A. The patients diaphragm has contracted
B. The pt has an airway obstruction
C. The Pt is becoming more responsive
D. The pt's lungs have collapsed - B. The pt has an airway obstruction
946 - A 60-year-old pt with stoma is apneic. You have been suctioning pink frothy
sputum for 10 seconds and you continue to get more material. You should
A. continue suctioning and have a partner ventilate through the pt's mouth
B. suction until airway is clear
C. stop suctioning and give a breath
D. use a saline solution to moisten secretions and continue suctioning - C. stop
suctioning and give a breath
947 - victim of smoke inhalation has developed difficulty breathing. He does not like
the smell of the mask you are using to deliver O2. You should
A. Switch to a NC set to deliver O2 @ 6 LPM
B. Restrain the pt and continue administering O2 via NRB
C. Explain that the mask is very important and continue its use
D. Administer blow-by O2 via Simple mask - C. Explain that the mask is very
important and continue its use
948 - An unresponsive 82 y/o pt is lying supine. Their airway is most likely to be
obstructed by
A. loose dentures
B. Secretions
, C. The tongue
D. Swelling of the epiglottis - C. The tongue
