Illinois TNS Program Airway Adjuncts and Oxygen
Delivery Devices Study Questions With Complete Solutions
Advantages of using a BVM correct answers Quick and easy to
use, Available, Feel lung compliance, One person can ventilate
once intubated
AIRWAY impairment correct answers Signs: Noises (snoring,
stridor, gurgling, wheezing), Position (upright, tripod, hand to
throat), Face/neck edema, trauma, foreign body, secretions,
Ability to talk (breath to word ratio, quality of voice)
Alternative drugs prior to DAI correct answers Etomidate
Assessment and monitoring parameters after airway intervention
correct answers Respiratory rate and depth, Lung
sounds/epigastric sounds, Skin color, Level of consciousness,
SpO2 monitoring, Cardiac rhythm monitoring, End tidal CO2
monitor or detector
Assisting ventilations for trauma patient with RR < 12 or
inadequate tidal volume correct answers Bag valve mask at 12-
15 L/min provides an approximate > 90% FiO2
Assisting visualization of glottic landmarks during intubation
correct answers Position patient, Remove dentures/dental
appliances
Benzodiazepine sedating drug prior to DAI correct answers
Versed
, Breaths per minute for preoxygenation in apneic patient or
respirations < 8 or shallow correct answers 10-12 breaths/min
BVM size for ventilating a patient with a needle cricothyrotomy
correct answers Pediatric BVM
Complications of orotracheal intubation correct answers Using
upper teeth as a fulcrum, Damage to teeth or soft tissues,
Improper tongue control, Intubation of right mainstem bronchus,
Hypoxia from prolonged attempts, Undetected esophageal
intubation, Pneumothorax or tension pneumothorax
Complications of surgical cricothyrotomy correct answers #10
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Complications or disadvantages of using a BVM correct answers
Hyperinflation with gastric distention, Less tidal volume than
mouth to mask
Considerations for securing airway in trauma patient with GCS
≤ 8 correct answers Intubation
Depolarizing agent for patient paralysis prior to rapid-sequence
intubation correct answers Succinylcholine (Anectine): Blocks
acetylcholine and prolongs depolarization
Depth of ETT insertion correct answers Women: 21 cm
(consider 3 x ID of tube: 7.0 x 3 = 21cm), Men: 23 cm
Delivery Devices Study Questions With Complete Solutions
Advantages of using a BVM correct answers Quick and easy to
use, Available, Feel lung compliance, One person can ventilate
once intubated
AIRWAY impairment correct answers Signs: Noises (snoring,
stridor, gurgling, wheezing), Position (upright, tripod, hand to
throat), Face/neck edema, trauma, foreign body, secretions,
Ability to talk (breath to word ratio, quality of voice)
Alternative drugs prior to DAI correct answers Etomidate
Assessment and monitoring parameters after airway intervention
correct answers Respiratory rate and depth, Lung
sounds/epigastric sounds, Skin color, Level of consciousness,
SpO2 monitoring, Cardiac rhythm monitoring, End tidal CO2
monitor or detector
Assisting ventilations for trauma patient with RR < 12 or
inadequate tidal volume correct answers Bag valve mask at 12-
15 L/min provides an approximate > 90% FiO2
Assisting visualization of glottic landmarks during intubation
correct answers Position patient, Remove dentures/dental
appliances
Benzodiazepine sedating drug prior to DAI correct answers
Versed
, Breaths per minute for preoxygenation in apneic patient or
respirations < 8 or shallow correct answers 10-12 breaths/min
BVM size for ventilating a patient with a needle cricothyrotomy
correct answers Pediatric BVM
Complications of orotracheal intubation correct answers Using
upper teeth as a fulcrum, Damage to teeth or soft tissues,
Improper tongue control, Intubation of right mainstem bronchus,
Hypoxia from prolonged attempts, Undetected esophageal
intubation, Pneumothorax or tension pneumothorax
Complications of surgical cricothyrotomy correct answers #10
page 32
Complications or disadvantages of using a BVM correct answers
Hyperinflation with gastric distention, Less tidal volume than
mouth to mask
Considerations for securing airway in trauma patient with GCS
≤ 8 correct answers Intubation
Depolarizing agent for patient paralysis prior to rapid-sequence
intubation correct answers Succinylcholine (Anectine): Blocks
acetylcholine and prolongs depolarization
Depth of ETT insertion correct answers Women: 21 cm
(consider 3 x ID of tube: 7.0 x 3 = 21cm), Men: 23 cm
