EMT FISDAP Final Exam
1. 833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA,
the patient gags, You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen airway(correct answer) A. Insert a nasal airway
2. 903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation,
which structure does it reach next?
A. Trachea
B. Epiglottis
C. Alveolus
D. Bronchus(correct answer) A. Trachea
3. 906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM. The
patient has inadequate chest rise. You should
A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
B. Use an O2 powered ventilation device
C. Increase the forcefulness of ventilations
D. Increase the rate of ventilations to 20/min(correct answer) A.
Decrease the rate of ventila-tions to 10/min
4. 909 - A 72 y/o female pt is unresponsive following an ejection from a
MVC, she has an open jaw fracture and a dialated right pupil. What is the
best way to open this pt's airway
A. Insert an OPA
B. Perform a modified head tilt chin lift
C. Insert a NPA
D. Perform jaw thrust(correct answer) C. Insert a NPA
5. 910 - A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her
tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin. You
should
,A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma(correct answer) A. Use a soft tip
catheter and suction untilclear
6. 908 - You are using a BVM and an OPA on an apneic pt. Suddenly
it becomes difficult to ventilate. You should first suspect that
A. The patients diaphragm has contracted
B. The pt has an airway obstruction
,C. The Pt is becoming more responsive
D. The pt's lungs have collapsed(correct answer) B. The pt has an
airway obstruction
7. 946 - A 60-year-old pt with stoma is apneic.You have been suctioning
pink frothy sputum for 10 seconds and you continue to get more material.
You should
A. continue suctioning and have a partner ventilate through the pt's mouth
B. suction until airway is clear
C. stop suctioning and give a breath
D. use a saline solution to moisten secretions and continue
suctioning(correct answer) C.stop suctioning and give a breath
8. 947 - victim of smoke inhalation has developed difficulty breathing. He
does not like the smell of the mask you are using to deliver O2. You
should
A. Switch to a NC set to deliver O2 @ 6 LPM
B. Restrain the pt and continue administering O2 via NRB
C. Explain that the mask is very important and continue its use
D. Administer blow-by O2 via Simple mask(correct answer) C. Explain
that the mask is veryimportant and continue its use
9. 948 - An unresponsive 82 y/o pt is lying supine. Their airway is most
likely to be obstructed by
A. loose dentures
B. Secretions
C. The tongue
D. Swelling of the epiglottis(correct answer) C. The tongue
10. 949 - You are inserting an OPA into a 4 y/o pt you should
A. Use a tongue depressor to keep tongue out of the way
B. Use a head tilt chin lift
C. Insert the tip pointing toward the roof of the mouth
D. Use an airway that measures one size too small and
rotate(correct answer) A. Use a tonguedepressor to keep tongue out
of the way
11. 951 - Initial assessment reveals an alert adult pt who is SOB. He is
seated in a tripod position using accessory muscles to breathe. Vital signs
, are BP 140/80 P 110, R 22 with crackles, SpO2 95%. You should
1. 833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA,
the patient gags, You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen airway(correct answer) A. Insert a nasal airway
2. 903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation,
which structure does it reach next?
A. Trachea
B. Epiglottis
C. Alveolus
D. Bronchus(correct answer) A. Trachea
3. 906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM. The
patient has inadequate chest rise. You should
A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
B. Use an O2 powered ventilation device
C. Increase the forcefulness of ventilations
D. Increase the rate of ventilations to 20/min(correct answer) A.
Decrease the rate of ventila-tions to 10/min
4. 909 - A 72 y/o female pt is unresponsive following an ejection from a
MVC, she has an open jaw fracture and a dialated right pupil. What is the
best way to open this pt's airway
A. Insert an OPA
B. Perform a modified head tilt chin lift
C. Insert a NPA
D. Perform jaw thrust(correct answer) C. Insert a NPA
5. 910 - A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her
tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin. You
should
,A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma(correct answer) A. Use a soft tip
catheter and suction untilclear
6. 908 - You are using a BVM and an OPA on an apneic pt. Suddenly
it becomes difficult to ventilate. You should first suspect that
A. The patients diaphragm has contracted
B. The pt has an airway obstruction
,C. The Pt is becoming more responsive
D. The pt's lungs have collapsed(correct answer) B. The pt has an
airway obstruction
7. 946 - A 60-year-old pt with stoma is apneic.You have been suctioning
pink frothy sputum for 10 seconds and you continue to get more material.
You should
A. continue suctioning and have a partner ventilate through the pt's mouth
B. suction until airway is clear
C. stop suctioning and give a breath
D. use a saline solution to moisten secretions and continue
suctioning(correct answer) C.stop suctioning and give a breath
8. 947 - victim of smoke inhalation has developed difficulty breathing. He
does not like the smell of the mask you are using to deliver O2. You
should
A. Switch to a NC set to deliver O2 @ 6 LPM
B. Restrain the pt and continue administering O2 via NRB
C. Explain that the mask is very important and continue its use
D. Administer blow-by O2 via Simple mask(correct answer) C. Explain
that the mask is veryimportant and continue its use
9. 948 - An unresponsive 82 y/o pt is lying supine. Their airway is most
likely to be obstructed by
A. loose dentures
B. Secretions
C. The tongue
D. Swelling of the epiglottis(correct answer) C. The tongue
10. 949 - You are inserting an OPA into a 4 y/o pt you should
A. Use a tongue depressor to keep tongue out of the way
B. Use a head tilt chin lift
C. Insert the tip pointing toward the roof of the mouth
D. Use an airway that measures one size too small and
rotate(correct answer) A. Use a tonguedepressor to keep tongue out
of the way
11. 951 - Initial assessment reveals an alert adult pt who is SOB. He is
seated in a tripod position using accessory muscles to breathe. Vital signs
, are BP 140/80 P 110, R 22 with crackles, SpO2 95%. You should
