WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 QUIZ
Questions and Answers
1. Responsive patient older than 1 year: - Radial
2. A patient sitting in chair leaning forward outstretched arms:
Difficulty breathing
3. When palpating the carotid pulse of a responsive patient: Avoid
compressing both carotid arteries simultaneously
4. You receive a call to a day care center for an unresponsive 8 month
old: Assess a brachial pulse for 5-10 seconds
5. If you can't palpate a pulse: Immediately begin CPR
6. Gas exchange in lungs is facilitated by: Adequate amounts of surfactant
7. Without adequate oxygen the body cells: Incompletely convert glucose into
energy and lactic acid accumulates in the blood
8. Primary waste product of aerobic metabolism is: Carbon dioxide
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, 9. Central chemoreceptor's located in the medulla provide
feedback to in-crease rate and depth
of breathing when they serve: Slight increase in carbon dioxide or a decrease in the
PH in the cerebrospinal fluid
10. Intrapulmonary shunting occurs when: A decrease in respiratory rate
and depth causes carbon dioxide accumulation in the
Alveoli
11. An unconscious patient found in a prone position must
be placed in a supine position in
case he or she: Requires CPR
12. Proper size oropharyngeal airway: Corner of mouth to earlobe
13. Nasopharyngeal airway: inserted with bevel facing the septum if inserted into
right nose
14. Most significant complication associated with oropharyngeal
suctioning: -
Hypoxia due to prolonged suction attempts
15. Proper technique for suctioning oropharynx of an adult is:
Suctioning while with-drawing catheter
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Questions and Answers
1. Responsive patient older than 1 year: - Radial
2. A patient sitting in chair leaning forward outstretched arms:
Difficulty breathing
3. When palpating the carotid pulse of a responsive patient: Avoid
compressing both carotid arteries simultaneously
4. You receive a call to a day care center for an unresponsive 8 month
old: Assess a brachial pulse for 5-10 seconds
5. If you can't palpate a pulse: Immediately begin CPR
6. Gas exchange in lungs is facilitated by: Adequate amounts of surfactant
7. Without adequate oxygen the body cells: Incompletely convert glucose into
energy and lactic acid accumulates in the blood
8. Primary waste product of aerobic metabolism is: Carbon dioxide
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, 9. Central chemoreceptor's located in the medulla provide
feedback to in-crease rate and depth
of breathing when they serve: Slight increase in carbon dioxide or a decrease in the
PH in the cerebrospinal fluid
10. Intrapulmonary shunting occurs when: A decrease in respiratory rate
and depth causes carbon dioxide accumulation in the
Alveoli
11. An unconscious patient found in a prone position must
be placed in a supine position in
case he or she: Requires CPR
12. Proper size oropharyngeal airway: Corner of mouth to earlobe
13. Nasopharyngeal airway: inserted with bevel facing the septum if inserted into
right nose
14. Most significant complication associated with oropharyngeal
suctioning: -
Hypoxia due to prolonged suction attempts
15. Proper technique for suctioning oropharynx of an adult is:
Suctioning while with-drawing catheter
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