COPR PCP EVALUATION TEST ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Adult CPR rate of compressions/ventilations? - ✔✔30: 2 rate of 100-120bpm per
minute
✔✔Child and Infant CPR rate of compressions/ventilations? - ✔✔Child: for one rescuer
CPR 30:2 ratio and for two rescuers 15:2 (rate 100-120bpm per min)
Infant: 30:2 one rescuer, 15:2 for two rescuers.
✔✔Tidal Volume (TV) - ✔✔amount of air that is inhaled or exhaled during a single
respiratory cycle
✔✔inspiratory reserve volume - ✔✔Amount of air that can be forcefully inhaled after a
normal tidal volume inhalation
✔✔functional residual capacity - ✔✔all air that can be forced from lungs in a single
exhalation
✔✔expiratory reserve volume - ✔✔the amount of air you can exhale following normal
exhalation
✔✔Residual Volume (RV) - ✔✔The volume of air remaining in lungs after maximum
exhalation.
✔✔D Cylinder Oxygen Tank - ✔✔portable cylinder used most commonly.
0.16 constant
✔✔E Cylinder Oxygen Tank - ✔✔0.28 constant
✔✔M Cylinder Oxygen Tank - ✔✔1.56 constant
✔✔A NRB mask is delivered at ___ rate and ___ percentage oxygen. - ✔✔10-15lpm -
90% O2
,✔✔A Nasal Canula is delivered at ___rate and ____ percentage oxygen. - ✔✔1-6lpm -
24%-44% O2
✔✔A Simple face mask is delivered at ___ rate and ___ percentage oxygen. - ✔✔6-
10lpm - 40%-60% O2
✔✔A BVM face mask is delivered at ___ rate and ___ percentage oxygen. - ✔✔15lpm -
100% O2
✔✔jaw-thrust maneuver - ✔✔Technique to open the airway by placing the fingers
behind the angle of the jaw and bringing the jaw forward; used for patients who may
have a cervical spinal injury.
✔✔Jaw thrust and head tilt chin lift - ✔✔Same as a regular jaw thrust but also lifting the
patients chin up. Not indicated if there is a possibility of spinal injury.
✔✔tonsil-tip catheter (Yankauer) - ✔✔A suction catheter with a large, semirigid suction
tip, recommended for suctioning the oropharynx because of its rigidity and wide
diameter, also called Yankauer tip.
✔✔French (whistle-tip) catheters - ✔✔Used in situations where a rigid catheter cannot
be used, such as if the pt has a stoma or has their teeth clenched or to suction nose.
✔✔Suctioning should not be done for longer than: - ✔✔15 seconds in Adults
10 seconds in Children
5 seconds in Infants
✔✔oropharyngeal airway (OPA) - ✔✔a curved device designed to fit over the back of
the tongue holding it away from the posterior pharyngeal wall facilitating ventilations.
Measured from corner of mouth to earlobe.
✔✔nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) - ✔✔NPA is a soft rubber tube inserted through the
nose into the posterior pharynx behind the tongue. More tolerated in pts with a gag
reflex.
Measured by corner of nostril to angle of jaw or earlobe.
Bevel always faces the septum, R nostril is usually easier to insert due to curvature .
✔✔King LT Airway - ✔✔-Provides positive pressure ventilation to apneic patients,
maintain a patent airway in spontaneously breathing patients who require advanced
airway management.
-Distal cuff seals esophagus; proximal cuff seals oropharynx. Pt's height and weight
determine size.
*-Indications*
i. Alternative to bag-mask ventilation for a failed intubation attempt
, *-Contraindications*
i. Does not eliminate the risk of vomiting and aspiration
ii. High airway pressures can cause air to leak into the stomach or out of the mouth.
iii. Should not be used in patients:
(a) With an intact gag reflex
(b) With known esophageal disease
(c) Who have ingested a caustic substance
iv. Proper placement is confirmed by:
(a) Observing chest rise
(b) Auscultating lungs and epigastrium
(c) Waveform capnography
✔✔Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) - ✔✔An airway consisting of a tube and small mask
that is fitted internally over the patient's larynx.
For pts who require more airway and ventilatory support than BVM, but do not require
intubation. Provides protection against upper airway secretions
Determined size by pt's weight.
*contraindications*
-obese/morbidly obese pts
-ineffective for pts who require increased pulmonary pressure (COPD,HF), pregnant.
✔✔I-Gel Airway - ✔✔Balloon filled with gel instead of air- enables mask to adapt closely
to tissues surrounding the larynx.
Indicated when there is inability to intubate a pt, cardiac arrest in children, difficult
airway.
-determined by pts weight
*contraindications*
-pts with esophageal disease
- ingestion of a caustic substance
-airway obstructions
-intact gag-reflex
✔✔Multilumen Airway Combitude - ✔✔Inserted blindly into the airway to secure it for
ventilation, better than BVM. Can be used for ventilation whether is inserted in the
esophagus or trachea. Used in deeply unresponsive pts or if tracheal intubation is not
possible.
*contraindications*
-children <16yrs
-pts 1.5- 2.0 meters tall
-pts with esophageal trauma
-caustic substance ingested
-history of alcoholism
✔✔CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) - ✔✔A method of ventilation used
primarily in the treatment of critically ill patients with respiratory distress; it increases the
pressure in the lungs, opens collapsed alveoli and prevents further collapse. Pushes
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Adult CPR rate of compressions/ventilations? - ✔✔30: 2 rate of 100-120bpm per
minute
✔✔Child and Infant CPR rate of compressions/ventilations? - ✔✔Child: for one rescuer
CPR 30:2 ratio and for two rescuers 15:2 (rate 100-120bpm per min)
Infant: 30:2 one rescuer, 15:2 for two rescuers.
✔✔Tidal Volume (TV) - ✔✔amount of air that is inhaled or exhaled during a single
respiratory cycle
✔✔inspiratory reserve volume - ✔✔Amount of air that can be forcefully inhaled after a
normal tidal volume inhalation
✔✔functional residual capacity - ✔✔all air that can be forced from lungs in a single
exhalation
✔✔expiratory reserve volume - ✔✔the amount of air you can exhale following normal
exhalation
✔✔Residual Volume (RV) - ✔✔The volume of air remaining in lungs after maximum
exhalation.
✔✔D Cylinder Oxygen Tank - ✔✔portable cylinder used most commonly.
0.16 constant
✔✔E Cylinder Oxygen Tank - ✔✔0.28 constant
✔✔M Cylinder Oxygen Tank - ✔✔1.56 constant
✔✔A NRB mask is delivered at ___ rate and ___ percentage oxygen. - ✔✔10-15lpm -
90% O2
,✔✔A Nasal Canula is delivered at ___rate and ____ percentage oxygen. - ✔✔1-6lpm -
24%-44% O2
✔✔A Simple face mask is delivered at ___ rate and ___ percentage oxygen. - ✔✔6-
10lpm - 40%-60% O2
✔✔A BVM face mask is delivered at ___ rate and ___ percentage oxygen. - ✔✔15lpm -
100% O2
✔✔jaw-thrust maneuver - ✔✔Technique to open the airway by placing the fingers
behind the angle of the jaw and bringing the jaw forward; used for patients who may
have a cervical spinal injury.
✔✔Jaw thrust and head tilt chin lift - ✔✔Same as a regular jaw thrust but also lifting the
patients chin up. Not indicated if there is a possibility of spinal injury.
✔✔tonsil-tip catheter (Yankauer) - ✔✔A suction catheter with a large, semirigid suction
tip, recommended for suctioning the oropharynx because of its rigidity and wide
diameter, also called Yankauer tip.
✔✔French (whistle-tip) catheters - ✔✔Used in situations where a rigid catheter cannot
be used, such as if the pt has a stoma or has their teeth clenched or to suction nose.
✔✔Suctioning should not be done for longer than: - ✔✔15 seconds in Adults
10 seconds in Children
5 seconds in Infants
✔✔oropharyngeal airway (OPA) - ✔✔a curved device designed to fit over the back of
the tongue holding it away from the posterior pharyngeal wall facilitating ventilations.
Measured from corner of mouth to earlobe.
✔✔nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) - ✔✔NPA is a soft rubber tube inserted through the
nose into the posterior pharynx behind the tongue. More tolerated in pts with a gag
reflex.
Measured by corner of nostril to angle of jaw or earlobe.
Bevel always faces the septum, R nostril is usually easier to insert due to curvature .
✔✔King LT Airway - ✔✔-Provides positive pressure ventilation to apneic patients,
maintain a patent airway in spontaneously breathing patients who require advanced
airway management.
-Distal cuff seals esophagus; proximal cuff seals oropharynx. Pt's height and weight
determine size.
*-Indications*
i. Alternative to bag-mask ventilation for a failed intubation attempt
, *-Contraindications*
i. Does not eliminate the risk of vomiting and aspiration
ii. High airway pressures can cause air to leak into the stomach or out of the mouth.
iii. Should not be used in patients:
(a) With an intact gag reflex
(b) With known esophageal disease
(c) Who have ingested a caustic substance
iv. Proper placement is confirmed by:
(a) Observing chest rise
(b) Auscultating lungs and epigastrium
(c) Waveform capnography
✔✔Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) - ✔✔An airway consisting of a tube and small mask
that is fitted internally over the patient's larynx.
For pts who require more airway and ventilatory support than BVM, but do not require
intubation. Provides protection against upper airway secretions
Determined size by pt's weight.
*contraindications*
-obese/morbidly obese pts
-ineffective for pts who require increased pulmonary pressure (COPD,HF), pregnant.
✔✔I-Gel Airway - ✔✔Balloon filled with gel instead of air- enables mask to adapt closely
to tissues surrounding the larynx.
Indicated when there is inability to intubate a pt, cardiac arrest in children, difficult
airway.
-determined by pts weight
*contraindications*
-pts with esophageal disease
- ingestion of a caustic substance
-airway obstructions
-intact gag-reflex
✔✔Multilumen Airway Combitude - ✔✔Inserted blindly into the airway to secure it for
ventilation, better than BVM. Can be used for ventilation whether is inserted in the
esophagus or trachea. Used in deeply unresponsive pts or if tracheal intubation is not
possible.
*contraindications*
-children <16yrs
-pts 1.5- 2.0 meters tall
-pts with esophageal trauma
-caustic substance ingested
-history of alcoholism
✔✔CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) - ✔✔A method of ventilation used
primarily in the treatment of critically ill patients with respiratory distress; it increases the
pressure in the lungs, opens collapsed alveoli and prevents further collapse. Pushes
