CH. 15 - AIRWAY MANAGEMENT –
PARAMEDIC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
2025/2026.
An increasing peak expiratory flow reading in a patient with respiratory distress suggests that
the patient is: - ANS Responding to bronchodilator therapy
Open crichothyrotomy is generally contraindicated in all of the following situation, EXCEPT: -
ANS Any patient who is younger than 16 years of age
Pulse oximetry is used to measure the: - ANS Percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated
with O2
Which of the following represents the correct sequence for managing a patient's airway? -
ANS Open, clear, assess, intervene
An adult patient with an abnormal respiratory rate should: - ANS Be evaluated for other signs
of inadequate ventilation
The King-LTD airway features a: - ANS Curved tube with ventilation ports located between
two inflatable cuffs
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, The Hering-Breuer reflex is a protective mechanism that: - ANS Terminates inhalation and
prevents lung overexpansion
An airway obstruction secondary to a severe allergic reaction: - ANS Requires specific and
aggressive treatment
After opening an unresponsive patient's airway, you determine that his respirations are rapid,
irregular, and shallow. You should: - ANS Begin positive-pressure ventilations
You are assessing a young woman who was struck in the head with a baseball bat. The patient is
semiconscious and has slow, irregular respirations. Further assessment reveals CSF drainage
from her nose and periorbital ecchymosis. She has blood in her mouth but clenches her teeth
and becomes combative when you attempt to suction her oropharynx. The MOST appropriate
airway management for this patient involves: - ANS Sedating her with benzodiazepine,
chemically paralyzing her with a neuromuscular blocker, and intubating her trachea
If the patient's oxygen saturation drops at any point during rapid-sequence intubation, you
should: - ANS Abort the intubation attempt and ventilate with a bag-mask device
The external jugular veins run ____ and are located ____ to the cricothyroid membrane: -
ANS Vertically, lateral
When performing an open cricothyrotomy, you should FIRST: - ANS Palpate for the V notch
of the thyroid cartilage and stabilize the larynx
If ventilation is difficult after inserting a King LT airway, you should: - ANS Gently withdraw
the device, without deflating the cuffs, until ventilation is easier
The normal alveolar volume in a healthy adult is: - ANS 350 mL
When two paramedics are ventilating an apneic patient with a bag-mask device, the paramedic
not squeezing the bag should: - ANS Maintain an adequate mask-to-face seal
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PARAMEDIC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
2025/2026.
An increasing peak expiratory flow reading in a patient with respiratory distress suggests that
the patient is: - ANS Responding to bronchodilator therapy
Open crichothyrotomy is generally contraindicated in all of the following situation, EXCEPT: -
ANS Any patient who is younger than 16 years of age
Pulse oximetry is used to measure the: - ANS Percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated
with O2
Which of the following represents the correct sequence for managing a patient's airway? -
ANS Open, clear, assess, intervene
An adult patient with an abnormal respiratory rate should: - ANS Be evaluated for other signs
of inadequate ventilation
The King-LTD airway features a: - ANS Curved tube with ventilation ports located between
two inflatable cuffs
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, The Hering-Breuer reflex is a protective mechanism that: - ANS Terminates inhalation and
prevents lung overexpansion
An airway obstruction secondary to a severe allergic reaction: - ANS Requires specific and
aggressive treatment
After opening an unresponsive patient's airway, you determine that his respirations are rapid,
irregular, and shallow. You should: - ANS Begin positive-pressure ventilations
You are assessing a young woman who was struck in the head with a baseball bat. The patient is
semiconscious and has slow, irregular respirations. Further assessment reveals CSF drainage
from her nose and periorbital ecchymosis. She has blood in her mouth but clenches her teeth
and becomes combative when you attempt to suction her oropharynx. The MOST appropriate
airway management for this patient involves: - ANS Sedating her with benzodiazepine,
chemically paralyzing her with a neuromuscular blocker, and intubating her trachea
If the patient's oxygen saturation drops at any point during rapid-sequence intubation, you
should: - ANS Abort the intubation attempt and ventilate with a bag-mask device
The external jugular veins run ____ and are located ____ to the cricothyroid membrane: -
ANS Vertically, lateral
When performing an open cricothyrotomy, you should FIRST: - ANS Palpate for the V notch
of the thyroid cartilage and stabilize the larynx
If ventilation is difficult after inserting a King LT airway, you should: - ANS Gently withdraw
the device, without deflating the cuffs, until ventilation is easier
The normal alveolar volume in a healthy adult is: - ANS 350 mL
When two paramedics are ventilating an apneic patient with a bag-mask device, the paramedic
not squeezing the bag should: - ANS Maintain an adequate mask-to-face seal
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