EMT Airway Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam 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
Exam 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
