UCLA EMT-(9) AIRWAY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Graded A+
1.AEROBIC METABOLISM - ANSWER METABOLISM THAT CAN
PROCEED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-
PRODUCTS ARE WATER AND CARBON DIXOIDE)
2. AGONAL RESPIRATIONS - ANSWER OCCASIONAL, GASPING
BREATHS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE HEART HAS STOPPED.
3. AIRWAY - ANSWER THE UPPER AIRWAY TRACT OR THE
PASSAGE ABOVE THE LARYNX WHICH INCLUDES THE NOSE,
MOUTH AND THROAT.
4. ALVEOLAR VENTILATION - ANSWER THE VOLUME OF AIR
THAT REACHES THE ALVEOLI. IT IS DETERMINED BY
SUBTRACTING THE AMOUNT OF DEAD SPACE AIR FROM THE
TIDAL VOLUME.
5. AMERICAN STANDARD SYSTEM - ANSWER A SAFETY
SYSTEM FOR LARGE OXYGEN CYLINDERS, DESIGNED TO
PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL ATTACHMENT OF A REGULATOR
TO A CYLINDER CONTAINING THE WRONG TYPE OF GAS
, 6. ANAEROBIC METABOLISM - ANSWER THE METABOLISM
THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-
PRODUCT IS LACTIC ACID)
7.APNEA - ANSWER ABSCENCE OF SPONTANEOUS
BREATHING.
8. ASPIRATION - ANSWER THE INTRODUCTION OF VOMITUS
OR OTHER FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS.
9.ATAXIC RESPIRATIONS - ANSWER IRREGULAR,
INEFFECTIVE RESPIRATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE
AN IDENTIFIABLE PATTERN.
10. AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT VENTILATOR (ATV) - ANSWER A
VENTILATION DEVICE ATTACHED TO A CONTROL BOX THAT
ALLOWS THE VARIABLES OF VENTILATION TO BE SET. IT
FRES THE EMT TO PERFORM OTHER TASKS WHILE THE
PATIENT IS BEING VENTILATED.
11. BAG-MASK DEVICE - ANSWER A DEVICE WITH A ONE-WAY
VALVE AND A FACE MASK ATTACHED TO A VENTILATION
BAG; WHEN ATTACHED TO A RESERVOIR AND CONNECTED
TO OXYGEN, DELIVERS MORE THAN 90% SUPPLEMENTAL
OXYGEN.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Graded A+
1.AEROBIC METABOLISM - ANSWER METABOLISM THAT CAN
PROCEED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-
PRODUCTS ARE WATER AND CARBON DIXOIDE)
2. AGONAL RESPIRATIONS - ANSWER OCCASIONAL, GASPING
BREATHS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE HEART HAS STOPPED.
3. AIRWAY - ANSWER THE UPPER AIRWAY TRACT OR THE
PASSAGE ABOVE THE LARYNX WHICH INCLUDES THE NOSE,
MOUTH AND THROAT.
4. ALVEOLAR VENTILATION - ANSWER THE VOLUME OF AIR
THAT REACHES THE ALVEOLI. IT IS DETERMINED BY
SUBTRACTING THE AMOUNT OF DEAD SPACE AIR FROM THE
TIDAL VOLUME.
5. AMERICAN STANDARD SYSTEM - ANSWER A SAFETY
SYSTEM FOR LARGE OXYGEN CYLINDERS, DESIGNED TO
PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL ATTACHMENT OF A REGULATOR
TO A CYLINDER CONTAINING THE WRONG TYPE OF GAS
, 6. ANAEROBIC METABOLISM - ANSWER THE METABOLISM
THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-
PRODUCT IS LACTIC ACID)
7.APNEA - ANSWER ABSCENCE OF SPONTANEOUS
BREATHING.
8. ASPIRATION - ANSWER THE INTRODUCTION OF VOMITUS
OR OTHER FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS.
9.ATAXIC RESPIRATIONS - ANSWER IRREGULAR,
INEFFECTIVE RESPIRATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE
AN IDENTIFIABLE PATTERN.
10. AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT VENTILATOR (ATV) - ANSWER A
VENTILATION DEVICE ATTACHED TO A CONTROL BOX THAT
ALLOWS THE VARIABLES OF VENTILATION TO BE SET. IT
FRES THE EMT TO PERFORM OTHER TASKS WHILE THE
PATIENT IS BEING VENTILATED.
11. BAG-MASK DEVICE - ANSWER A DEVICE WITH A ONE-WAY
VALVE AND A FACE MASK ATTACHED TO A VENTILATION
BAG; WHEN ATTACHED TO A RESERVOIR AND CONNECTED
TO OXYGEN, DELIVERS MORE THAN 90% SUPPLEMENTAL
OXYGEN.
