UCLA EMT Airway Unit Questions with
Complete Solutions
All of the Following are INTRINSIC conditions that can cause significant restrictions to the
ability to maintain am open Airway, EXCEPT;
A) Tongue obstruction
B) allergic reaction
C) broken jaw
D) infections C) Brocken Jaw
How would you Define Adequate Breathing? Normal Rate (12-20 Breaths/min Adult),
regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation,
Regular and equal chest rise and fall,
and adequate depth (Tidal Volume TD)
What is the Normal RR for an Adult? 12-20 breaths/min
,What is the normal RR for a child? 15-30 Breaths/min
What is the normal RR for infants? 25-50 breaths/min
Cheyne-Stokes respiration An irregular respiratory pattern in which the patient breaths
with an increasing rate and depth of respirations that is followed by periods of apnea, or lack of
spontaneous breathing, followed again by a pattern of increasing rate and depth of respirations.
Signs of adequate breathing in an adult include all of the following EXCEPT;
A) Adequate Depth
B)Shallow Chest Rise
C) A regular pattern of Inhalation and Exhalation
D) RR between 12-20 breaths/min B) Shallow Chest Rise
How much Air flow should a fixed suctioning unit Generate? 40 L/min
When the tubing is Clamped, how much should a fixed suctioning unit vacuum pressure
generate? More than 300 mm Hg
, How long should you suction an adult patient? Never more the 15 seconds at a time
How long should you suction a child? Never more than 10 seconds at a time
How long should you suction an infant for? Never more than 5 seconds at a time
All of these organs need a constant supply of oxygen to function normally, EXCEPT;
A) liver
B) Heart
C) Kidneys
D) Pancreas D) Pancreas
What is the Flow rate of the nasal Cannula? 1-6 L/min
What is the percent of O2 delivered from the Nasal Cannula? 24% to 44%
What is the flow Rate for the nonrebreather mask? 10-15 L/min
Complete Solutions
All of the Following are INTRINSIC conditions that can cause significant restrictions to the
ability to maintain am open Airway, EXCEPT;
A) Tongue obstruction
B) allergic reaction
C) broken jaw
D) infections C) Brocken Jaw
How would you Define Adequate Breathing? Normal Rate (12-20 Breaths/min Adult),
regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation,
Regular and equal chest rise and fall,
and adequate depth (Tidal Volume TD)
What is the Normal RR for an Adult? 12-20 breaths/min
,What is the normal RR for a child? 15-30 Breaths/min
What is the normal RR for infants? 25-50 breaths/min
Cheyne-Stokes respiration An irregular respiratory pattern in which the patient breaths
with an increasing rate and depth of respirations that is followed by periods of apnea, or lack of
spontaneous breathing, followed again by a pattern of increasing rate and depth of respirations.
Signs of adequate breathing in an adult include all of the following EXCEPT;
A) Adequate Depth
B)Shallow Chest Rise
C) A regular pattern of Inhalation and Exhalation
D) RR between 12-20 breaths/min B) Shallow Chest Rise
How much Air flow should a fixed suctioning unit Generate? 40 L/min
When the tubing is Clamped, how much should a fixed suctioning unit vacuum pressure
generate? More than 300 mm Hg
, How long should you suction an adult patient? Never more the 15 seconds at a time
How long should you suction a child? Never more than 10 seconds at a time
How long should you suction an infant for? Never more than 5 seconds at a time
All of these organs need a constant supply of oxygen to function normally, EXCEPT;
A) liver
B) Heart
C) Kidneys
D) Pancreas D) Pancreas
What is the Flow rate of the nasal Cannula? 1-6 L/min
What is the percent of O2 delivered from the Nasal Cannula? 24% to 44%
What is the flow Rate for the nonrebreather mask? 10-15 L/min
