1. Upon insertion of an oropharyngeal airway (OPA), the tip of the device should be
positioned in what anatomical space?
a. Oropharynx
b. Nasopharynx
c. Hyperpharynx
d. Laryngopharynx
~~~ D
2. The administration of a beta2-specific drug to a patient with respiratory distress is
done to effect a change to what portion of the respiratory tree?
a. Alveoli
b. Vocal cords
c. Bronchioles
d. Mainstem bronchi
, ~~~ C
3. Which of the following statements from the patient would
BEST indicate severe difficulty in breathing?
a. "I ... can't ...b-breathe."
,b. "I feel like I'm breathing through a straw."
C. "I am struggling to catch my breath ... real bad."
d. "I can't breathe regular 'cause my chest is hurting."
~~~ A
4. Which of the following patients is most likely about to lose total airway patency,
thereby requiring immediate intervention by the EMT?
a. A ninety-eight-year-old female with brain cancer who
is confused
b. A fifty-two-year-old male who is intoxicated and has
recurrent vomiting
C. A twenty-nine-year-old female in active labor who is
complaining of severe pain
d. A sixty-eight-year-old male seizing with sonorous
sounds heard with each breath
~~~ D
5. Upon assessment of the patient's airway, you note significant gurgling with each
breath. What would be the next appropriate airway intervention the EMT should
perform to eliminate this finding?
a. Head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
, b. Modified njaw-thrust nmaneuver
c. Oropharyngeal nsuctioning
d. Insertion nof na nnasopharyngeal nairway
~~~ n C
6. You nare nmanaging na nfemale npatient nwho nhas nbeen nin nan nauto naccident nand nis nnow
unresponsive. nAs nyou nmanage nher nairway, nwhich nof nthe nfollowing ninterventions nwould
you nlikely nNOT nemploy?
a. Insertion nof nan nOPA
b. Upper nairway nsuctioning
C. nA nmodified njaw-thrust nmaneuver
d. Application nof na nhead-tilt, nchin-lift nmaneuver
~~~ n D
7. When nsizing nan nOPA nfor ninsertion nin na nforty-eight-year-old nmale, nwhich nsizing
technique nis nmost nappropriate?
a. You nshould nmeasure nthe nOPA nfrom nthe ntip nof nthe nnose nto nthe nangle nof nthe njaw.
b. You nshould nmeasure nthe nOPA nfrom nthe ncenter nof nthe
teeth nto nthe nangle nof nthe njaw.
c. The nOPA nshould nfit nbetween nthe ncorner nof nthe nmouth
and nthe nangle nof nthe njaw.
positioned in what anatomical space?
a. Oropharynx
b. Nasopharynx
c. Hyperpharynx
d. Laryngopharynx
~~~ D
2. The administration of a beta2-specific drug to a patient with respiratory distress is
done to effect a change to what portion of the respiratory tree?
a. Alveoli
b. Vocal cords
c. Bronchioles
d. Mainstem bronchi
, ~~~ C
3. Which of the following statements from the patient would
BEST indicate severe difficulty in breathing?
a. "I ... can't ...b-breathe."
,b. "I feel like I'm breathing through a straw."
C. "I am struggling to catch my breath ... real bad."
d. "I can't breathe regular 'cause my chest is hurting."
~~~ A
4. Which of the following patients is most likely about to lose total airway patency,
thereby requiring immediate intervention by the EMT?
a. A ninety-eight-year-old female with brain cancer who
is confused
b. A fifty-two-year-old male who is intoxicated and has
recurrent vomiting
C. A twenty-nine-year-old female in active labor who is
complaining of severe pain
d. A sixty-eight-year-old male seizing with sonorous
sounds heard with each breath
~~~ D
5. Upon assessment of the patient's airway, you note significant gurgling with each
breath. What would be the next appropriate airway intervention the EMT should
perform to eliminate this finding?
a. Head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
, b. Modified njaw-thrust nmaneuver
c. Oropharyngeal nsuctioning
d. Insertion nof na nnasopharyngeal nairway
~~~ n C
6. You nare nmanaging na nfemale npatient nwho nhas nbeen nin nan nauto naccident nand nis nnow
unresponsive. nAs nyou nmanage nher nairway, nwhich nof nthe nfollowing ninterventions nwould
you nlikely nNOT nemploy?
a. Insertion nof nan nOPA
b. Upper nairway nsuctioning
C. nA nmodified njaw-thrust nmaneuver
d. Application nof na nhead-tilt, nchin-lift nmaneuver
~~~ n D
7. When nsizing nan nOPA nfor ninsertion nin na nforty-eight-year-old nmale, nwhich nsizing
technique nis nmost nappropriate?
a. You nshould nmeasure nthe nOPA nfrom nthe ntip nof nthe nnose nto nthe nangle nof nthe njaw.
b. You nshould nmeasure nthe nOPA nfrom nthe ncenter nof nthe
teeth nto nthe nangle nof nthe njaw.
c. The nOPA nshould nfit nbetween nthe ncorner nof nthe nmouth
and nthe nangle nof nthe njaw.
