NREMT Airway, Respiration, and
Ventilation Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the most effective way to assess if a patient’s airway is open?
A. Listen for a pulse
B. Check for cyanosis
✔✔ C. Look, listen, and feel for air movement
D. Take their temperature
Which of the following patients is most likely to require a jaw-thrust maneuver?
A. A seizing diabetic
✔✔ B. A trauma patient found unresponsive after a fall
C. An alert patient with wheezing
D. A person with chest pain and normal vitals
What is the normal tidal volume for an adult during artificial ventilation?
✔✔ A. 500–600 mL
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,B. 1000 mL
C. 200 mL
D. 800–1000 mL
What is the first action you should take when you hear gurgling in an unconscious patient’s
airway?
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Begin chest compressions
✔✔ C. Suction the airway
D. Provide oxygen by mask
Which airway device is contraindicated in a conscious patient with a gag reflex?
A. Nasal cannula
✔✔ B. Oropharyngeal airway
C. CPAP
D. Non-rebreather mask
What is the most reliable sign of adequate ventilation with a bag-valve mask?
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,A. Oxygen level of 90%
✔✔ B. Visible rise and fall of the chest
C. Pink skin color
D. Heart rate above 100
How many breaths per minute should be given during rescue breathing for an adult?
✔✔ A. One breath every 5–6 seconds
B. Two breaths every 2 seconds
C. Ten breaths per minute exactly
D. One breath every 10 seconds
Which of the following best describes a sign of inadequate breathing?
✔✔ A. Use of accessory muscles
B. Breathing rate of 14
C. Warm, dry skin
D. Equal chest rise
When inserting a nasopharyngeal airway, what direction should the bevel face?
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, A. Away from the septum
✔✔ B. Toward the septum
C. Toward the mouth
D. It doesn’t matter
Which of the following is the correct flow rate for a nasal cannula?
A. 10–15 L/min
✔✔ B. 1–6 L/min
C. 8–10 L/min
D. 15–20 L/min
Which patient needs assisted ventilations immediately?
A. Alert patient breathing 18 times per minute
✔✔ B. Unconscious patient with agonal gasps
C. Child crying after falling
D. Adult with mild wheezing
What is the purpose of cricoid pressure during airway management?
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Ventilation Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the most effective way to assess if a patient’s airway is open?
A. Listen for a pulse
B. Check for cyanosis
✔✔ C. Look, listen, and feel for air movement
D. Take their temperature
Which of the following patients is most likely to require a jaw-thrust maneuver?
A. A seizing diabetic
✔✔ B. A trauma patient found unresponsive after a fall
C. An alert patient with wheezing
D. A person with chest pain and normal vitals
What is the normal tidal volume for an adult during artificial ventilation?
✔✔ A. 500–600 mL
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,B. 1000 mL
C. 200 mL
D. 800–1000 mL
What is the first action you should take when you hear gurgling in an unconscious patient’s
airway?
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Begin chest compressions
✔✔ C. Suction the airway
D. Provide oxygen by mask
Which airway device is contraindicated in a conscious patient with a gag reflex?
A. Nasal cannula
✔✔ B. Oropharyngeal airway
C. CPAP
D. Non-rebreather mask
What is the most reliable sign of adequate ventilation with a bag-valve mask?
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,A. Oxygen level of 90%
✔✔ B. Visible rise and fall of the chest
C. Pink skin color
D. Heart rate above 100
How many breaths per minute should be given during rescue breathing for an adult?
✔✔ A. One breath every 5–6 seconds
B. Two breaths every 2 seconds
C. Ten breaths per minute exactly
D. One breath every 10 seconds
Which of the following best describes a sign of inadequate breathing?
✔✔ A. Use of accessory muscles
B. Breathing rate of 14
C. Warm, dry skin
D. Equal chest rise
When inserting a nasopharyngeal airway, what direction should the bevel face?
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, A. Away from the septum
✔✔ B. Toward the septum
C. Toward the mouth
D. It doesn’t matter
Which of the following is the correct flow rate for a nasal cannula?
A. 10–15 L/min
✔✔ B. 1–6 L/min
C. 8–10 L/min
D. 15–20 L/min
Which patient needs assisted ventilations immediately?
A. Alert patient breathing 18 times per minute
✔✔ B. Unconscious patient with agonal gasps
C. Child crying after falling
D. Adult with mild wheezing
What is the purpose of cricoid pressure during airway management?
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