EMT-B (Brady) RETAKE EXAM TEST BANK QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS (WELL VERIFIED) BRAND NEW
Abrasions - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the A stand for in the memory aid DCAP?
Integrated post-cardiac arrest care - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is the fifth element of the
Chain of Survival?
Light - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the L stand for in the memory aid PERRL?
Bodily Substance Isolation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>BSI
Nasopharyngeal Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>NPA
Apneic - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Not breathing
Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A blue or gray color resulting from lack of oxygen in the body
Cricoid Cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Top ring of cartilage that forms the lower larynx and
provide structure to the proximal trachea
Patent Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A open or clear Airway which will remain open
Oropharyngeal Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>OPA
Carina - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Where the Trachea branches into the two mainstream bronchi
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,Mandible - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Lower jaw
Glottic opening - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The entry point into the larynx
Burns - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the B stand for in the memory aid BTLS?
Epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Protects the Glottic opening
Thyroid cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Protects the front of the larynx and forms the Adam's
apple
Bronchioles - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The smaller branches which subdivide off of the bronchi
Lower Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Trachea, Carina, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli, Pulmonary
capillaries
Upper Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Mouth and Nose, Pharynx, and hypopharynx
(laryngoparynx)
Pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The throat
Mouth - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Primarily designed to be the entrance of the digestive system
Laryngopharnx - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Hypopharynx is also known as the...
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,Alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Tiny sacs that occur in grape-like bunches are called?
Pulmonary Capillaries - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Capillaries that surround the Alveoli are called?
Pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Oropharynx, Nasopharynx, and the Laryngopharynx
(Hypopharynx) make up what?
Bronchoconstriction - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The contraction of the smooth muscle that lines
the bronchial passages that result in a decreased internal diameter of the airway and increased
resistance
Constriction - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Decreased internal diameter
Dilate - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Increased internal diameter
Stridor - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A high pitched sound generated from a partially obstructed air
flow in the upper airway
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Swelling
Pain - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the P stand for in the memory aid AVPU?
Immediate recognition and activiation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is the first element of the
Chain of Survival?
Lacerations - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the L stand for in the memory aid BTLS?
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, Sniffing - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A bolt upright position with the head pitched forward is known
as the _______ position.
Intact Muscle Tone - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Having control of the muscles that form the airway
is known as?
Alert - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the A stand for in the memory aid AVPU?
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Sudden, immediately following an incident
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Occurring over a period of time
Acute Stress - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Stress reaction immediately following an incident or
shortly after
Chronic Stress - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Stress reaction which occurs days, weeks, months, or
even years after an incident
Inadequate Breathing - CORRECT ANSWER >>>-No breathing or air movement
-Evidence of foreign bodies in the airway
-Air exchange rate is subnormal
-Unable or having difficulty speaking
-Wheezing, stridor, gasping, gurgling, etc.
-In children, retraction and nasal flaring
These are signs of what?
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CORRECT ANSWERS (WELL VERIFIED) BRAND NEW
Abrasions - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the A stand for in the memory aid DCAP?
Integrated post-cardiac arrest care - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is the fifth element of the
Chain of Survival?
Light - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the L stand for in the memory aid PERRL?
Bodily Substance Isolation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>BSI
Nasopharyngeal Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>NPA
Apneic - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Not breathing
Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A blue or gray color resulting from lack of oxygen in the body
Cricoid Cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Top ring of cartilage that forms the lower larynx and
provide structure to the proximal trachea
Patent Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A open or clear Airway which will remain open
Oropharyngeal Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>OPA
Carina - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Where the Trachea branches into the two mainstream bronchi
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,Mandible - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Lower jaw
Glottic opening - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The entry point into the larynx
Burns - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the B stand for in the memory aid BTLS?
Epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Protects the Glottic opening
Thyroid cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Protects the front of the larynx and forms the Adam's
apple
Bronchioles - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The smaller branches which subdivide off of the bronchi
Lower Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Trachea, Carina, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli, Pulmonary
capillaries
Upper Airway - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Mouth and Nose, Pharynx, and hypopharynx
(laryngoparynx)
Pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The throat
Mouth - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Primarily designed to be the entrance of the digestive system
Laryngopharnx - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Hypopharynx is also known as the...
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,Alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Tiny sacs that occur in grape-like bunches are called?
Pulmonary Capillaries - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Capillaries that surround the Alveoli are called?
Pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Oropharynx, Nasopharynx, and the Laryngopharynx
(Hypopharynx) make up what?
Bronchoconstriction - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The contraction of the smooth muscle that lines
the bronchial passages that result in a decreased internal diameter of the airway and increased
resistance
Constriction - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Decreased internal diameter
Dilate - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Increased internal diameter
Stridor - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A high pitched sound generated from a partially obstructed air
flow in the upper airway
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Swelling
Pain - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the P stand for in the memory aid AVPU?
Immediate recognition and activiation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is the first element of the
Chain of Survival?
Lacerations - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the L stand for in the memory aid BTLS?
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, Sniffing - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A bolt upright position with the head pitched forward is known
as the _______ position.
Intact Muscle Tone - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Having control of the muscles that form the airway
is known as?
Alert - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does the A stand for in the memory aid AVPU?
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Sudden, immediately following an incident
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Occurring over a period of time
Acute Stress - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Stress reaction immediately following an incident or
shortly after
Chronic Stress - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Stress reaction which occurs days, weeks, months, or
even years after an incident
Inadequate Breathing - CORRECT ANSWER >>>-No breathing or air movement
-Evidence of foreign bodies in the airway
-Air exchange rate is subnormal
-Unable or having difficulty speaking
-Wheezing, stridor, gasping, gurgling, etc.
-In children, retraction and nasal flaring
These are signs of what?
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