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EMT Airway/Patient Assessment Exam Questions with Correct Answers Rhythm = consistent + fall of the chest wall over an extended period Depth = chest rise + good tidal volume; ascultation Quality = minimal effort breathing Treatment for Respiratory Distress - Answer-Pulse-Oximeter = between 94-100 is good Airway = open it based on patient's condition Asthma - Answer-S/S: - Dyspnea/Labored breathing - Anxiety - Wheezing - Prolonged Expiratory Phase Treatments: - Albute...

EMT Airway Test Exam Questions with Complete Answers a 56 year old female has a complete airway obstruction from a piece of food. she become unconscious as you asses her. what should you do? - Answer-begin chest compressions what is the term for high pitched whistling sounds heard during expiration? - Answer-wheezing a 67 year old male complains of respiratory distress. He smokes 4 packs of cigarettes per day and reports a consistent cough and frequent respiratory infections. Chest soun...

EMT Airway Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers respiratory rate, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, bilateral clear and equal lung sounds, regular, equal chest rise and fall, adequate depth (tidal volume) -Answer-What are we looking for while assessing a patient's respiratory effort? tongue -Answer-Most likely cause of airway obstruction in an adult? encourage patient to continue coughing -Answer-If we encounter a conscious adult patient that appears to be choking, he is ...

EMT- Airway Module Exam Questions with Correct Answers Internal Factors of Ventilation - Answer-Infections, allergic reactions, tongue obstruction External Factors of Ventilation - Answer-Trauma, foreign body airway obstruction Internal Factor of Respiration - Answer-Pneumonia, pulmonary edema, COPD External Factor of Respiration - Answer-SpO2 Adequate Patient Breathing - Answer--12 to 20 breaths/minute -regular pattern inhalation and exhalation -bilateral clear and equal lung s...

EMT airway module exam questions with complete solutions In an adult patient with a pulse, artificial ventilations should be delivered a. Slowly over 2 seconds b. 12 - 20 times per minute c. Every 8 - 10 seconds d. 10 - 12 times per minute - Answer-d. 10 - 12 times per minute A patient with a spinal injury who requires airway care would have his airway opened using a a. head-tilt, chin-lift b. cross-finger technique c. nasopharyngeal airway d. jaw thrust - Answer-d. jaw thrust ...

EMT Airway management study guide exam review questions with correct answers (Rated A+) What does the upper airway consist of? - Answer-Nose, Mouth, Jaw, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx What does the upper airway do? - Answer-warm, filter and humidify air as it w tees the body Pharynx - Answer-throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx nasopharynx - Answer-Filter out dust and small particles. Warms and humidifies the air. oropharynx - Answer-posterior to...

EMT airway management quiz exam questions with correct answers Which of the following structures is not found in the upper airway? - Answer-Bronchus In which of the following patients would the head-tilt-chin lift maneuver be the most appropriate method of opening the airway? - Answer-A 37 year old female who is found unconscious in her bed Irregular respirations characterized by an increasing rate and depth of breathing followed by periods of apnea are called: - Answer-Cheyne-stokes re...

EMT- Airway Management & Pharmacology Exam Questions with Correct Answers Absorption - Answer-process by which meds travel through the body until they reach the bloodstream Intravenous - Answer-into the vein; meds enter blood stream directly Oral - Answer-(PO) taken by mouth. enters the bloodstream through the digestive system. -Non-invasive but takes up to one hour and absorption is unpredictable *administered as tablets or gels Sublingual - Answer-(SL) under the tongue. enter ...

EMT airway fisdap exam questions with correct answers Which of the following oxygen flow meters is not affected by gravity and could be used in any position when attached to an oxygen cylinder - Answer-Bourdon-gauge flowmeter The most significant complication associated with oropharnygeal suctioning is - Answer-Hypoxia due to prolonged suction attempts The primary waste products of aerobic metabolism is - Answer-Carbon dioxide Which of the following statements regarding the one perso...

EMT airway exam study guide questions with correct answers dead space - Answer-The portion of the tidal volume that does not reach the alveoli and thus does not participate in gas exchange. - 150 mL in adults amount of air that reaches alveoli - Answer-350 mL amount of air exhaled - Answer-500 mL tidal volume - Answer-Amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during a normal breath - 500 mL normal breathing rate - Answer-12-20 breaths per minute minute volume - Answe...

EMT Airway Exam Study Guide Exam Questions with Complete Solutions What should portable or fixed unit have for suctioning? - Answer-Plastic, rigid pharyngeal suction tips and nonrigid plastic catheters Indications for OPA - Answer-Unresponsive patients without a gag reflex and some apneic patients Contradictions for OPA - Answer-Intact gag reflex When do use a nasopharyngeal airway? - Answer-When you can't use a OPA when not to use a nasopharyngeal airway? - Answer-Severe head in...

EMT Airway Exam Questions with Correct Answers (Definite Answers) Which of the following devices is contraindicated in patients with blunt thoracic trauma? A) Oral airway B) Nasal airway C) Bag-valve-mask device D) Oxygen-powered ventilator - Answer-D) which delivers oxygen under high pressure and can cause pneumothorax, also avoid in pediatric patients and those with COPD After an adult cardiac arrest patient has been intubated by a paramedic, you are providing ventilations as your pa...

EMT Airway Exam Questions with Correct Answers (100% Pass) What do you call the site at which the trachea branches into the bronchi? - Answer-The carina Which one of these processes is active: inhalation, or exhalation? - Answer-Inhalation -- it requires energy in the form of muscle contractions. Define "respiratory distress." - Answer-Respiratory distress is characterized by a sensation of shortness of breath, and physically presents as labored breathing. It's basically having to put ...

EMT Airway exam Questions with Complete Answers Signs of Respiratory Distress - Answer-fast or slow Respiratory rate, clammy skin, irregular rhythm, unequal chest expansion, nasal flaring, increased effort to breathe, infants: see saw breathing or head bobbing, inability to complete sentences (1-2 word dyspnea) Wheezes - Answer-causes:constriction of the airway, usually lower airway but can be audible Asthma, CHF, Anaphylaxis, Bronchitis, COPD signs: chest pain, clear sputum, dyspnea,...

EMT airway exam questions with 100% correct answers Despite your attempts to coach a conscious young female's respirations she continues to hyperventilate with a marked reduction in tidal volume. You should. - Answer-Explain to her that you will assist her ventilations The diaphragm functions as an involuntary muscle when a person. - Answer-sleeps To select the proper size oropharyngeal airway you should measure from the. - Answer-Corner of the mouth to the earlobe Tidal volume is d...

EMT AIRWAY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (RATED A+) A young child with multiple physical and developmental abnormalities has a severe nose bleed. You have decided to suction his nasopharynx to decrease the amount of blood he is swallowing. Which one of the following should be included in this care? - Answer-Insert a soft catheter into the nose the same length as the distance from the patients nose to the tip of his ear. Which one of the following is obstructing the airway when snor...

EMT Airway and Respiratory Emergencies Exam Questions with Correct Answers Pleural Effusion - Answer-Fluid between the lung and the chest wall that may compress the lung. Crackles - Answer-crackling rattling sounds signaling fluid in the air spaces of the lungs . Atelectasis - Answer-collapse of the alveolar air spaces of the lungs. Fever and decreased oxygen saturation. Alkalosis - Answer-the buildup of excess base in the body fluids (lack of acids) Acidosis - Answer-the buildup...

EMT Airway and Breathing Practice Test Exam Questions and Answers In order to assist intubation, a paramedic may utilize Sellick's maneuver. In this procedure, which cartilage are you compressing? - Answer-Cricoid cartilage The patient has very shallow, rapid respirations with minimal chest wall motion and slight wheezing in the upper lung fields. Given this situation, what would you expect the arterial carbon dioxide levels to be? - Answer-Elevated During the history, you learn that t...

EMT- Airway and Breathing Exam Multiple Choice Questions with Correct Answers Which of the following processes occurs during inhalation? A. The intercostal muscles and diaphragm both contract. B. The intercostal muscles relax and the diaphragm descends. C. The diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles relax. D. The diaphragm descends and the intercostal muscles relax. - Answer-The intercostal muscles and diaphragm both contract. Which of the following processes occurs during cell...

EMT 110 Unit Airway Exam Questions with Correct Answers (Latest) internal respiration - Answer-exchange of gases in systemic circulatory system and cells of body external respiration - Answer-exchange of gases between alveoli and pulmonary capillaries respiratory control center - Answer-centers located in the medulla and pons that stimulate the muscles of respiration Respiratory control Mechanism - Answer-Regulates ventilation through complex series of receptors meant to sense gas co...