JONES AND BARTLETT EMT TEST PREP EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

JONES AND BARTLETT EMT TEST PREP EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ the active, muscular part of breathing is called: Correct Answer: inhalation A 22-year-old man crashed his motorcycle into a tree. He is found approximately 20 feet away from his bike and is responsive to pain only. He is not wearing a helmet. You are unable to effectively open his airway using the jaw-thrust maneuver. What should you do? Correct Answer: Carefully tilt his head back and lift up on his chin. what is the function of pulmonary surfactant? Correct Answer: it lubricates the alveolar walls and allows them to expand and recoil. which of the following devices is contraindicated in patients with blunt thoracic trauma? Correct Answer: Oxygen-powered ventilator. 2 You are performing abdominal thrusts on a 19-year-old male with a severe airway obstruction when he becomes unresponsive. After lowering him to the ground and placing him in a supine position, you should: Correct Answer: begin CPR, starting with chest compressions. As you begin ventilating an unresponsive apneic man, you hear gurgling in his upper airway. Your MOST immediate action should be to Correct Answer: quickly turn the patient onto his side so secretions can drain Which of the following injuries or conditions should be managed FIRST Correct Answer: Bleeding within the oral cavity You are assessing a 66-year-old man who has emphysema and complains of worsened shortness of breath. He is confused, has a heart rate of 120 beats/min, and an oxygen saturation of 89%. Which of the following assessment findings should concern you the MOST? Correct Answer: Confusion