EMT- Chapter 11- Airway Management questions and answers.

EMT- Chapter 11- Airway Management
questions and answers
AKpatientKwhoKisKsuspectedKofKbeingKhypoxicKandKisKbreathingKadequatelyKshouldKbeKgivenKsupple
mentalKoxygenKwithKa:

SelectKone:

A.Kbag-maskKdevice.

B.KnonrebreathingKmask.

C.KnasalKcannula.

D.Kmouth-to-maskKdevice.K-KCORRECTKANSWER-B.KnonrebreathingKmask.

AK51-year-
oldKfemaleKpresentsKwithKaKsuddenKonsetKofKdifficultyKbreathing.KSheKisKconsciousKandKalertKandKa
bleKtoKspeakKinKcompleteKsentences.KHerKrespirationsKareK22Kbreaths/minKandKregular.KYouKshould:

SelectKone:

A.KinsertKaKnasalKairwayKinKcaseKherKmentalKstatusKdecreases.

B.KassistKherKventilationsKwithKaKbag-maskKdevice.

C.KperformKaKsecondaryKassessmentKandKthenKbeginKtreatment.

D.KadministerKoxygenKviaKaKnonrebreathingKmask.K-KCORRECTKANSWER-
D.KadministerKoxygenKviaKaKnonrebreathingKmask.

WhichKofKtheKfollowingKpatientsKshouldKyouKplaceKinKtheKrecoveryKposition?

SelectKone:

A.KAK31-year-oldKsemiconsciousKmaleKwithKlowKbloodKsugarKandKadequateKbreathing

B.KAK19-year-oldKconsciousKmaleKwithKaKclosedKheadKinjuryKandKnormalKrespirations

C.KAK24-year-oldKunconsciousKfemaleKwhoKoverdosedKandKhasKaKreducedKtidalKvolume

D.KAK40-year-oldKconsciousKfemaleKwithKaKpossibleKneckKinjuryKandKregularKrespirationsK-
KCORRECTKANSWER-A.KAK31-year-


oldKsemiconsciousKmaleKwithKlowKbloodKsugarKandKadequateKbreathing

, YouKareKventilatingKaKpatientKwithKaKstoma;Khowever,KairKisKescapingKfromKtheKmouthKandKnose.KToK
preventKthis,KyouKshould:

SelectKone:

A.KthrustKtheKjawKforward.

B.KsealKtheKmouthKandKnose.

C.KthoroughlyKsuctionKtheKstoma.

D.KventilateKwithKlessKpressure.K-KCORRECTKANSWER-B.KsealKtheKmouthKandKnose.

HowKdoesKCPAPKimproveKoxygenationKandKventilationKinKpatientsKwithKcertainKrespiratoryKproble
ms?

SelectKone:

A.KItKdecreasesKintrathoracicKpressure,KwhichKallowsKmoreKroomKforKlungKexpansion.

B.KItKpreventsKalveolarKcollapseKbyKpushingKairKintoKtheKlungsKduringKinhalation.

C.KItKforcesKtheKalveoliKopenKandKincreasesKtheKconcentrationKofKoxygenKinKtheKalveoli.

D.KItKpushesKthick,KinfectedKpulmonaryKsecretionsKintoKisolatedKareasKofKtheKlung.K-
KCORRECTKANSWER-


C.KItKforcesKtheKalveoliKopenKandKincreasesKtheKconcentrationKofKoxygenKinKtheKalveoli.

InKtheKpresenceKofKoxygen,KtheKcellsKconvertKglucoseKintoKenergyKthroughKaKprocessKcalled:

SelectKone:

A.KanaerobicKmetabolism.

B.Kperfusion.

C.KaerobicKmetabolism.

D.Krespiration.K-KCORRECTKANSWER-C.KaerobicKmetabolism.

WhenKtestingKaKmechanicalKsuctioningKunit,KyouKshouldKturnKonKtheKdevice,KclampKtheKtubing,Kan
dKensureKthatKitKgeneratesKaKvacuumKpressureKofKmoreKthan:

SelectKone:

A.K100KmmKHg.

B.K300KmmKHg.