SRTC Section 2 Exam

Which of the following structures is found in the lower airway?

• Uvula

• Tonsils

• Pharynx

• Bronchi

Perhaps the simplest way to determine if a patient has a patent airway is to:

• auscultate for breath sounds.

• check for appropriate chest rise.

• determine the respiratory rate.

• say "hello."

What is the sound of the soft tissue of the upper airway creating impedance or partial obstruction to the flow of air?

• Snoring

• Stridor

• Hoarseness

• Gurgling

Which of the following patients should not have their airway opened using a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver?

• A 25-year-old man who is still unresponsive after a grand mal seizure.

• A 35-year-old diabetic woman in the driver's seat of the car in her driveway who becomes unresponsive while speaking to her husband.

• A homeless person of undetermined age found lying unresponsive in an alley with no bystanders.

• A 50-year-old woman who choked on a piece of food while dining in a restaurant and was lowered to the floor by a waiter.

The jaw-thrust maneuver is the only ________ airway procedure for an unconscious patient with possible head, neck, or spine injury or an unknown mechanism of injury.

• discouraged

• prohibited

• recommended

• required

Which of the following is a disadvantage of oropharyngeal airways (OPAs)?

• They do not come in pediatric sizes.

• They cannot be used in a patient with a gag reflex.

• They cannot be used in patients with a suspected skull fracture.

• They require the use of a water-soluble lubricant.

On which of the following types of calls should you bring your portable suction unit to the patient's side upon arrival on the scene?

• Motor vehicle collision

• Seizure

• Cardiac arrest

• All of the above

You are ventilating a cardiac arrest patient when he begins to vomit copious amounts of large pieces of undigested food. Which of the following would be most effective in clearing the airway?

• Using a 14 French suction catheter

• Using a rigid pharyngeal suction tip

• Using large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached

• Irrigating the mouth with sterile water to dilute the material before suctioning

Which of the following is the correct method of suctioning?

• Begin suctioning as you insert the suction tip or catheter into the mouth.

• Insert the catheter or tip to the desired depth prior to applying suction.

• Suction intermittently, both while inserting and withdrawing the suction tip or catheter.

• Suction continuously, both while inserting and withdrawing the suction tip or catheter.

You have performed a head tilt-chin lift maneuver on a 17-month-old boy and are attempting to ventilate him with a bag-valve mask. You are experiencing a lot of resistance with each breath and the chest is barely rising. Prior to attempting ventilations again, you should:

• Finger sweep the airway

• Perform chest thrusts

• tilt the head back further

• ease the head forward a little