EMT-B Airway Exam1 Questions and
Answers
Atelectasis - Answer-What condition results when the alveoli collapse?
During respiration, where does the process of the gas exchange occur? - Answer-Alveoli
Tilt the backboard to the side - Answer-Scenario: A 23 year old female is immobilized on a backboard
when she starts vomiting. What should you do?
What is the most frequent cause of upper airway obstruction in an adult? - Answer-Tongue
Which of the following structures serves as a passageway for both the respiratory and digestive system?
- Answer-Pharynx
Wheezing - Answer-Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or whistling sound heard in
inspiration and expiration while auscultating lung fields?
Scenario: A 33 year old male is unconscious after attempting to hang himself. First responders have
placed him supine on the ground. Vital signs are BP 70/30, P 46, R 4 and shallow. What should you do? -
Answer-Assist his ventilations
, A 43 year old unresponsive female is slumped over in a chair. Vital signs are P 43, R 0. What should you
do? - Answer-Assist her ventilations
The air that we exhale contains approximately how much oxygen? - Answer-16%
Which tissues create the greatest surface area for gas exchange? - Answer-Alveoli
What is the most appropriate method for opening the airway of a patient with a suspected cervical
spine injury? - Answer-Jaw-thrust
Where does the stimulus to breathe originate? - Answer-The brainstem
How much air is inspired in during a single inhalation? - Answer-500 mL (average tidal volume for
adults)
What is the coarse sound of fluid movement heard on inspiration called? - Answer-Crackles
You find a patient in the tripod position. What should you suspect? - Answer-Respiratory distress
A 56 year old male has intercostal retractions and is in the tripod position. Vital signs are BP 116/78, P
90, R 32. What should you do? - Answer-Apply a non-rebreather mask at 15 lpm.
Which structure contains the vocal cords? - Answer-Larynx .. where the upper airway ends and the
lower airway begins.
What percent of oxygen is delivered with a pocket mask on room air? - Answer-17%
Answers
Atelectasis - Answer-What condition results when the alveoli collapse?
During respiration, where does the process of the gas exchange occur? - Answer-Alveoli
Tilt the backboard to the side - Answer-Scenario: A 23 year old female is immobilized on a backboard
when she starts vomiting. What should you do?
What is the most frequent cause of upper airway obstruction in an adult? - Answer-Tongue
Which of the following structures serves as a passageway for both the respiratory and digestive system?
- Answer-Pharynx
Wheezing - Answer-Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or whistling sound heard in
inspiration and expiration while auscultating lung fields?
Scenario: A 33 year old male is unconscious after attempting to hang himself. First responders have
placed him supine on the ground. Vital signs are BP 70/30, P 46, R 4 and shallow. What should you do? -
Answer-Assist his ventilations
, A 43 year old unresponsive female is slumped over in a chair. Vital signs are P 43, R 0. What should you
do? - Answer-Assist her ventilations
The air that we exhale contains approximately how much oxygen? - Answer-16%
Which tissues create the greatest surface area for gas exchange? - Answer-Alveoli
What is the most appropriate method for opening the airway of a patient with a suspected cervical
spine injury? - Answer-Jaw-thrust
Where does the stimulus to breathe originate? - Answer-The brainstem
How much air is inspired in during a single inhalation? - Answer-500 mL (average tidal volume for
adults)
What is the coarse sound of fluid movement heard on inspiration called? - Answer-Crackles
You find a patient in the tripod position. What should you suspect? - Answer-Respiratory distress
A 56 year old male has intercostal retractions and is in the tripod position. Vital signs are BP 116/78, P
90, R 32. What should you do? - Answer-Apply a non-rebreather mask at 15 lpm.
Which structure contains the vocal cords? - Answer-Larynx .. where the upper airway ends and the
lower airway begins.
What percent of oxygen is delivered with a pocket mask on room air? - Answer-17%
