JBL MODULE 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026 CORE
CONCEPTS AND FOUNDATIONAL
PRINCIPLES REVIEW
◉ A 23 year old male experienced severe head trauma after his
motorcycle collided with an oncoming truck. He is unconscious, has
agonal gasps, and has copious bloody secretions in his mouth. How
should you manage his airway.
A: Alternate oropharyngeal suctioning and ventilation with a bag-
mask device
B: insert a nasopharyngeal airway and provide suction and assisted
ventiliations
C: suction his oropharynx with a rigid catheter until all secretions
are removed.
D: provide continuous ventilations with a bag-mask device to
minimize hypoxia.
Answer: A: Alternate oropharyngeal suctioning and ventilation with
a bag-mask device
◉ A 37-year-old male has an apparent foreign body airway
obstruction. He is conscious and alert and is coughing forcefully. His
skin is pink, warm, and moist. The MOST appropriate treatment for
this patient includes:
,A: encouraging him to cough and transporting.
B: a series of abdominal thrusts
C: finger sweeps to remove the obstruction
D: a series of back blows and chest thrusts
Answer: A: encouraging him to cough and transporting.
◉ A 51-year-old female presents with a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. She is conscious and alert and able to speak in complete
sentences. Her respirations are 22 breaths/min and regular. You
should:
A: perform a secondary assessment and then begin treatment
B: assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device
C: insert a nasal airway in case her mental status decreases
D: administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask
Answer: D: administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask
◉ A man was found unresponsive in his bed at home. There is no
evidence of injury, and the patient's medical history is not known.
The patient's face is cherry red, yet the pulse oximeter reads 98%.
Which of the following would MOST likely explain this?
A: cold extremities
B: increased body temperature
C: carbon monoxide poisoning
, D: Severe pulmonary edema
Answer: C: carbon monoxide poisoning
◉ A nasopharyngeal airway is inserted:
A: with the bevel facing the septum if inserted into the right nare.
B: into the smaller nostril with the tip following the roof of the nose.
C: with the bevel pointing downward if inserted into the left are.
D: into the larger nostril with the tip pointing away from the septum.
Answer: A: with the bevel facing the septum if inserted into the right
nare.
◉ All of the following will help minimize the risk of gastric
distention when ventilating an apnea patient with a bag-mask
device, EXCEPT:
A: delivering each breath over 1 second.
B: increasing the amount of delivered tidal volume.
C: ensuring the appropriate airway position
D: ventilating the patient at the appropriate rate.
Answer: A: delivering each breath over 1 second.
◉ An adult at rest should have a respiratory rate that ranges
between:
A: 22 and 24 breaths/min.
CONCEPTS AND FOUNDATIONAL
PRINCIPLES REVIEW
◉ A 23 year old male experienced severe head trauma after his
motorcycle collided with an oncoming truck. He is unconscious, has
agonal gasps, and has copious bloody secretions in his mouth. How
should you manage his airway.
A: Alternate oropharyngeal suctioning and ventilation with a bag-
mask device
B: insert a nasopharyngeal airway and provide suction and assisted
ventiliations
C: suction his oropharynx with a rigid catheter until all secretions
are removed.
D: provide continuous ventilations with a bag-mask device to
minimize hypoxia.
Answer: A: Alternate oropharyngeal suctioning and ventilation with
a bag-mask device
◉ A 37-year-old male has an apparent foreign body airway
obstruction. He is conscious and alert and is coughing forcefully. His
skin is pink, warm, and moist. The MOST appropriate treatment for
this patient includes:
,A: encouraging him to cough and transporting.
B: a series of abdominal thrusts
C: finger sweeps to remove the obstruction
D: a series of back blows and chest thrusts
Answer: A: encouraging him to cough and transporting.
◉ A 51-year-old female presents with a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. She is conscious and alert and able to speak in complete
sentences. Her respirations are 22 breaths/min and regular. You
should:
A: perform a secondary assessment and then begin treatment
B: assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device
C: insert a nasal airway in case her mental status decreases
D: administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask
Answer: D: administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask
◉ A man was found unresponsive in his bed at home. There is no
evidence of injury, and the patient's medical history is not known.
The patient's face is cherry red, yet the pulse oximeter reads 98%.
Which of the following would MOST likely explain this?
A: cold extremities
B: increased body temperature
C: carbon monoxide poisoning
, D: Severe pulmonary edema
Answer: C: carbon monoxide poisoning
◉ A nasopharyngeal airway is inserted:
A: with the bevel facing the septum if inserted into the right nare.
B: into the smaller nostril with the tip following the roof of the nose.
C: with the bevel pointing downward if inserted into the left are.
D: into the larger nostril with the tip pointing away from the septum.
Answer: A: with the bevel facing the septum if inserted into the right
nare.
◉ All of the following will help minimize the risk of gastric
distention when ventilating an apnea patient with a bag-mask
device, EXCEPT:
A: delivering each breath over 1 second.
B: increasing the amount of delivered tidal volume.
C: ensuring the appropriate airway position
D: ventilating the patient at the appropriate rate.
Answer: A: delivering each breath over 1 second.
◉ An adult at rest should have a respiratory rate that ranges
between:
A: 22 and 24 breaths/min.
