Exam 2 EMS 131 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Your patient is breathing 4 shallow breaths per minute due to overdosing on his pain
medication but he has a palpable radial pulse. He vomited prior to your arrival and is
choking. You should:
A) insert an oropharyngeal airway and ventilate.
B) roll him onto his side to clear the airway.
C) perform chest thrusts to clear the lungs.
D) move the patient to the ambulance and suction. - ✔✔B) roll him onto his side to clear
the airway
The high-pitched sound caused by an upper airway obstruction is known as:
A) gurgling.
B) stridor.
C) hoarseness.
D) snoring. - ✔✔B) stridor.
The jaw-thrust maneuver is the only ________ airway procedure for an unconscious
patient with possible head, neck, or spine injury or an unknown mechanism of injury.
A) recommended
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,B) required
C) prohibited
D) discouraged - ✔✔A) recommended
You are ventilating a cardiac arrest patient when he begins to vomit copious amounts of
large pieces of undigested food. Which of the following would be most effective in
clearing the airway?
A) Using a rigid pharyngeal suction tip
B) Irrigating the mouth with sterile water to dilute the material before suctioning
C) Using a 14 French suction catheter
D) Using large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached - ✔✔D) Using
large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached
You have performed a head tilt-chin lift maneuver on a 17-month-old boy and are
attempting to ventilate him with a bag-valve mask. You are experiencing a lot of
resistance with each breath and the chest is barely rising. Prior to attempting
ventilations again, you should:
A) finger sweep the airway.
B) tilt the head back further.
C) perform chest thrusts.
D) ease the head forward a little to make sure the airway is open. - ✔✔D) ease the head
forward a little to make sure the airway is open.
You are ventilating an 85-year-old male without difficulty. A nurse tells you that the
patient has dentures. To ensure a good mask seal, you should:
A) tape the dentures in place.
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,B) remove the dentures.
C) leave the dentures in place.
D) use an infant mask over the nose. - ✔✔C) leave the dentures in place.
What signs and symptoms would indicate inadequate breathing in a patient?
A) Increased effort to breathe, increased depth of respiration, normal skin, normal
mental status
B) Rapid breathing, pale skin, and normal mental status
C) Decreased depth of respiration, decreased rate of breathing, clammy skin, normal
mental status
D) Increased effort to breathe, cyanosis, clammy skin, altered mental status - ✔✔D)
Increased effort to breathe, cyanosis, clammy skin, altered mental status
The process of air moving in and out of the chest is called:
A) tidal volume.
B) inhalation.
C) respiration.
D) ventilation. - ✔✔D) ventilation.
The normal urge to breathe is stimulated by chemoreceptors that measure changing
levels of what two gases?
A) Hydrogen and carbon monoxide
B) Carbon monoxide and oxygen
C) Hydrogen and carbon dioxide
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, D) Carbon dioxide and oxygen - ✔✔D) Carbon dioxide and oxygen
A 21-year-old patient presents with labored breathing and audible wheezes, heart rate
of 124, respiration 36; he has significantly altered mentation. What is the treatment for
this patient?
A) Supplement the breaths with high-concentration oxygen through a nonrebreather
mask.
B) Use a pocket mask, which will provide adequate oxygen to improve the patient's
condition.
C) Ventilate with a bag-valve mask with high oxygen or FROPVD.
D) Give mouth-to-mouth breathing with a nasal cannula, providing the patient with an
increase of oxygen. - ✔✔C) Ventilate with a bag-valve mask with high oxygen or
FROPVD.
Your patient is a 65-year-old male with a history of COPD. He is sitting up and
complaining of a severe shortness of breath. You should:
A) suction the airway with a rigid suction catheter.
B) administer 4 lpm of oxygen via nasal cannula.
C) insert a nasal airway and ventilate.
D) apply a nonrebreather mask giving 15 lpm of oxygen. - ✔✔D) apply a nonrebreather
mask giving 15 lpm of oxygen.
You are transporting a 44-year-old female with chest pain and sudden respiratory
distress. She is agitated, anxious, and refuses to have a nonrebreather mask applied.
Which of the following is the best option?
A) Use a nasal cannula instead.
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Answers 100% Pass
Your patient is breathing 4 shallow breaths per minute due to overdosing on his pain
medication but he has a palpable radial pulse. He vomited prior to your arrival and is
choking. You should:
A) insert an oropharyngeal airway and ventilate.
B) roll him onto his side to clear the airway.
C) perform chest thrusts to clear the lungs.
D) move the patient to the ambulance and suction. - ✔✔B) roll him onto his side to clear
the airway
The high-pitched sound caused by an upper airway obstruction is known as:
A) gurgling.
B) stridor.
C) hoarseness.
D) snoring. - ✔✔B) stridor.
The jaw-thrust maneuver is the only ________ airway procedure for an unconscious
patient with possible head, neck, or spine injury or an unknown mechanism of injury.
A) recommended
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,B) required
C) prohibited
D) discouraged - ✔✔A) recommended
You are ventilating a cardiac arrest patient when he begins to vomit copious amounts of
large pieces of undigested food. Which of the following would be most effective in
clearing the airway?
A) Using a rigid pharyngeal suction tip
B) Irrigating the mouth with sterile water to dilute the material before suctioning
C) Using a 14 French suction catheter
D) Using large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached - ✔✔D) Using
large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached
You have performed a head tilt-chin lift maneuver on a 17-month-old boy and are
attempting to ventilate him with a bag-valve mask. You are experiencing a lot of
resistance with each breath and the chest is barely rising. Prior to attempting
ventilations again, you should:
A) finger sweep the airway.
B) tilt the head back further.
C) perform chest thrusts.
D) ease the head forward a little to make sure the airway is open. - ✔✔D) ease the head
forward a little to make sure the airway is open.
You are ventilating an 85-year-old male without difficulty. A nurse tells you that the
patient has dentures. To ensure a good mask seal, you should:
A) tape the dentures in place.
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,B) remove the dentures.
C) leave the dentures in place.
D) use an infant mask over the nose. - ✔✔C) leave the dentures in place.
What signs and symptoms would indicate inadequate breathing in a patient?
A) Increased effort to breathe, increased depth of respiration, normal skin, normal
mental status
B) Rapid breathing, pale skin, and normal mental status
C) Decreased depth of respiration, decreased rate of breathing, clammy skin, normal
mental status
D) Increased effort to breathe, cyanosis, clammy skin, altered mental status - ✔✔D)
Increased effort to breathe, cyanosis, clammy skin, altered mental status
The process of air moving in and out of the chest is called:
A) tidal volume.
B) inhalation.
C) respiration.
D) ventilation. - ✔✔D) ventilation.
The normal urge to breathe is stimulated by chemoreceptors that measure changing
levels of what two gases?
A) Hydrogen and carbon monoxide
B) Carbon monoxide and oxygen
C) Hydrogen and carbon dioxide
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, D) Carbon dioxide and oxygen - ✔✔D) Carbon dioxide and oxygen
A 21-year-old patient presents with labored breathing and audible wheezes, heart rate
of 124, respiration 36; he has significantly altered mentation. What is the treatment for
this patient?
A) Supplement the breaths with high-concentration oxygen through a nonrebreather
mask.
B) Use a pocket mask, which will provide adequate oxygen to improve the patient's
condition.
C) Ventilate with a bag-valve mask with high oxygen or FROPVD.
D) Give mouth-to-mouth breathing with a nasal cannula, providing the patient with an
increase of oxygen. - ✔✔C) Ventilate with a bag-valve mask with high oxygen or
FROPVD.
Your patient is a 65-year-old male with a history of COPD. He is sitting up and
complaining of a severe shortness of breath. You should:
A) suction the airway with a rigid suction catheter.
B) administer 4 lpm of oxygen via nasal cannula.
C) insert a nasal airway and ventilate.
D) apply a nonrebreather mask giving 15 lpm of oxygen. - ✔✔D) apply a nonrebreather
mask giving 15 lpm of oxygen.
You are transporting a 44-year-old female with chest pain and sudden respiratory
distress. She is agitated, anxious, and refuses to have a nonrebreather mask applied.
Which of the following is the best option?
A) Use a nasal cannula instead.
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