EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT)
CHAPTER 7 EXAM PREP: LIFE SPAN
DEVELOPMENT 2026 | COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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,A 4-year-old female presents in the "sniffing position." A partially obstructed upper airway.
She is struggling to breathe, and you note stridor when
she inhales. You should suspect:
A 65-year-old female has been found unresponsive in secretions in her airway
the supine position. She has a pulse, and you note
gurgling when she breathes. You should suspect:
A 16-year-old male is unconscious after a shallow-water jaw thrust
diving injury. After he is retrieved from the water, you
must open his airway. Which of the following techniques
would be most appropriate?
Which of the following airway adjuncts would be A nasopharyngeal airway
contraindicated in a patient with severe facial trauma?
, An oropharyngeal airway is properly sized by patient's earlobe
measuring it from the corner of the patient's mouth to
the:
11 signs of an inadequate airway There are no signs of breathing or air movement.
There is no evidence of foreign bodies in the airway.
No air can be felt or heard at the nose or mouth, or the amount of air
exchanged is below normal.
Patient is unable to speak or has difficulty speaking.
Patient has an unusual hoarse or raspy quality to his voice.
Chest movements are absent, minimal, or uneven.
Movement associated with breathing is limited to the abdomen (abdominal
breathing).
Breath sounds are diminished or absent.
Noises such as wheezing, crowing, stridor, snoring, gurgling, or gasping are
heard during breathing.
You see retractions above the clavicles and between and below the ribs.
Patient has nasal flaring.
2 methods of manually opening the airway of an Head-tilt, chin-lift
unconscious patient Jaw thrust
CHAPTER 7 EXAM PREP: LIFE SPAN
DEVELOPMENT 2026 | COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep
,A 4-year-old female presents in the "sniffing position." A partially obstructed upper airway.
She is struggling to breathe, and you note stridor when
she inhales. You should suspect:
A 65-year-old female has been found unresponsive in secretions in her airway
the supine position. She has a pulse, and you note
gurgling when she breathes. You should suspect:
A 16-year-old male is unconscious after a shallow-water jaw thrust
diving injury. After he is retrieved from the water, you
must open his airway. Which of the following techniques
would be most appropriate?
Which of the following airway adjuncts would be A nasopharyngeal airway
contraindicated in a patient with severe facial trauma?
, An oropharyngeal airway is properly sized by patient's earlobe
measuring it from the corner of the patient's mouth to
the:
11 signs of an inadequate airway There are no signs of breathing or air movement.
There is no evidence of foreign bodies in the airway.
No air can be felt or heard at the nose or mouth, or the amount of air
exchanged is below normal.
Patient is unable to speak or has difficulty speaking.
Patient has an unusual hoarse or raspy quality to his voice.
Chest movements are absent, minimal, or uneven.
Movement associated with breathing is limited to the abdomen (abdominal
breathing).
Breath sounds are diminished or absent.
Noises such as wheezing, crowing, stridor, snoring, gurgling, or gasping are
heard during breathing.
You see retractions above the clavicles and between and below the ribs.
Patient has nasal flaring.
2 methods of manually opening the airway of an Head-tilt, chin-lift
unconscious patient Jaw thrust
