EMT Chapter 11 Airway Management questions
and answers with solutions
A patient who is suspected of being hypoxic and is breathing adequately
should be given supplemental oxygen with a:
Select one:
A. bag-mask device.
B. nonrebreathing mask.
C. nasal cannula.
D. mouth-to-mask device. - ANSWER B. nonrebreathing mask.
A 51-year-old female presents with a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. She is conscious and alert and able to speak in complete
sentences. Her respirations are 22 breaths/min and regular. You should:
Select one:
A. insert a nasal airway in case her mental status decreases.
B. assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device.
C. perform a secondary assessment and then begin treatment.
D. administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask. - ANSWER D.
administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
Which of the following patients should you place in the recovery
position?
,Select one:
A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood sugar and adequate
breathing
B. A 19-year-old conscious male with a closed head injury and normal
respirations
C. A 24-year-old unconscious female who overdosed and has a reduced
tidal volume
D. A 40-year-old conscious female with a possible neck injury and
regular respirations - ANSWER A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with
low blood sugar and adequate breathing
You are ventilating a patient with a stoma; however, air is escaping from
the mouth and nose. To prevent this, you should:
Select one:
A. thrust the jaw forward.
B. seal the mouth and nose.
C. thoroughly suction the stoma.
D. ventilate with less pressure. - ANSWER B. seal the mouth and nose.
How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation in patients with
certain respiratory problems?
Select one:
A. It decreases intrathoracic pressure, which allows more room for lung
expansion.
B. It prevents alveolar collapse by pushing air into the lungs during
inhalation.
, C. It forces the alveoli open and increases the concentration of oxygen in
the alveoli.
D. It pushes thick, infected pulmonary secretions into isolated areas of
the lung. - ANSWER C. It forces the alveoli open and increases the
concentration of oxygen in the alveoli.
In the presence of oxygen, the cells convert glucose into energy through
a process called:
Select one:
A. anaerobic metabolism.
B. perfusion.
C. aerobic metabolism.
D. respiration. - ANSWER C. aerobic metabolism.
When testing a mechanical suctioning unit, you should turn on the
device, clamp the tubing, and ensure that it generates a vacuum
pressure of more than:
Select one:
A. 100 mm Hg.
B. 300 mm Hg.
C. 400 mm Hg.
D. 200 mm Hg. - ANSWER B. 300 mm Hg.
The __________ cartilage is a firm ring that forms the inferior part of
the larynx.
and answers with solutions
A patient who is suspected of being hypoxic and is breathing adequately
should be given supplemental oxygen with a:
Select one:
A. bag-mask device.
B. nonrebreathing mask.
C. nasal cannula.
D. mouth-to-mask device. - ANSWER B. nonrebreathing mask.
A 51-year-old female presents with a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. She is conscious and alert and able to speak in complete
sentences. Her respirations are 22 breaths/min and regular. You should:
Select one:
A. insert a nasal airway in case her mental status decreases.
B. assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device.
C. perform a secondary assessment and then begin treatment.
D. administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask. - ANSWER D.
administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
Which of the following patients should you place in the recovery
position?
,Select one:
A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood sugar and adequate
breathing
B. A 19-year-old conscious male with a closed head injury and normal
respirations
C. A 24-year-old unconscious female who overdosed and has a reduced
tidal volume
D. A 40-year-old conscious female with a possible neck injury and
regular respirations - ANSWER A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with
low blood sugar and adequate breathing
You are ventilating a patient with a stoma; however, air is escaping from
the mouth and nose. To prevent this, you should:
Select one:
A. thrust the jaw forward.
B. seal the mouth and nose.
C. thoroughly suction the stoma.
D. ventilate with less pressure. - ANSWER B. seal the mouth and nose.
How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation in patients with
certain respiratory problems?
Select one:
A. It decreases intrathoracic pressure, which allows more room for lung
expansion.
B. It prevents alveolar collapse by pushing air into the lungs during
inhalation.
, C. It forces the alveoli open and increases the concentration of oxygen in
the alveoli.
D. It pushes thick, infected pulmonary secretions into isolated areas of
the lung. - ANSWER C. It forces the alveoli open and increases the
concentration of oxygen in the alveoli.
In the presence of oxygen, the cells convert glucose into energy through
a process called:
Select one:
A. anaerobic metabolism.
B. perfusion.
C. aerobic metabolism.
D. respiration. - ANSWER C. aerobic metabolism.
When testing a mechanical suctioning unit, you should turn on the
device, clamp the tubing, and ensure that it generates a vacuum
pressure of more than:
Select one:
A. 100 mm Hg.
B. 300 mm Hg.
C. 400 mm Hg.
D. 200 mm Hg. - ANSWER B. 300 mm Hg.
The __________ cartilage is a firm ring that forms the inferior part of
the larynx.
