EMT Airway Management

A 58 year old female is unconscious and in respiratory failure. As you begin managing her she vomits. You should first

• suction her for 15 seconds then ventilate her.

• suction her airway for a minute then ventilate her.

• ventilate her twice and then clear her airway.

• rapidly turn her to clear her airway then turn her supine to ventilate.

A 24 year old female is having a grand mal seizure. After seizing for 5 minutes she stops. You should immediately

• attach a pulse oximeter to determine hypoxia.

• suction her airway to remove secretions.

• place her in the recovery position.

• protect her airway with an oropharyngeal airway.

Cyanosis can be checked by observing the patient's 

• Tongue 
• Earlobes
• Nail beds
• Tongue, nail beds, and earlobes

To open the airway of a patient with no suspected neck or spine injury, the EMT-B should use a _____ maneuver.

• Jaw-thrust

• head-tilt, chin-lift

• head-tilt, neck-lift

• modified chin-thrust

When suctioning an adult patient who is unconscious, never suction for longer than _____ seconds at a time.

• 5
• 10
• 15 
• 20

Adequate Breathing Adults

• 12 to 20 breaths/min, Bilateral lung sounds, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, Regular and equal chest rise, adequate depth.

• 15 to 30 Breaths/min, Bilateral lung sounds, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, Regular and equal chest rise, adequate depth.

• 25 to 50, Bilateral lung sounds, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, Regular and equal chest rise, adequate depth.

Adequate Breathing Children

• 12 to 20 breaths/min, Bilateral lung sounds, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, Regular and equal chest rise, adequate depth.

• 15 to 30 Breaths/min, Bilateral lung sounds, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, Regular and equal chest rise, adequate depth.

• 25 to 50, Bilateral lung sounds, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, Regular and equal chest rise, adequate depth.

Adequate Breathing Infants

• 12 to 20 breaths/min, Bilateral lung sounds, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, Regular and equal chest rise, adequate depth.

• 15 to 30 Breaths/min, Bilateral lung sounds, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, Regular and equal chest rise, adequate depth.

• 25 to 50, Bilateral lung sounds, regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation, Regular and equal chest rise, adequate depth.

Inadequate Breathing

• Shallow depth (reduced tidal volume)

• Irregular pattern of inhalation and exhalation

• Breath sounds that are diminished, absent, or noisy.

• All options

To open the airway of a patient with suspected neck or spine injury, the EMT-B should use a _____ maneuver.

• Jaw-thrust

• head-tilt, chin-lift

• head-tilt, neck-lift

• modified chin-thrust