EMT Airway Assessment Day 1

Which of the following describes the path oxygen must travel to get into the cells of the body?

• Nasopharynx, oropharynx, carina, trachea, alveoli

• Oropharynx, larynx, trachea, carina, bronchioles

• Nose, pharynx, esophagus, bronchi, alveoli

• Pharynx, larynx, trachea, alveoli, bronchioles

You are called to an unresponsive patient. Upon assessment you determine the patient is breathing shallowly at 6 times per minute. Which of the following should you do first?

• Administer supplemental oxygen via NRB at 15 lpm

• Administer nasal cannula at 6 lpm

• Administer positive pressure ventilation

• Administer NRB at 8 lpm.

You are assessing a 26 year old patient who fell off a ladder and is not responsive. The patient presents with shallow respirations at 8 breaths per minute. You hear a snoring sound with each breath. Which of the following should you do first?

• Perform a head-tilt chin-lift maneuver

• Suction the patient's airway

• Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver

• Administer positive pressure ventilation

Which of the following is an acceptable flow rate for a NRB mask?

• 8 lpm

• 12 lpm

• 6 lpm

• 25 lpm

True or False: The intercostal muscles play a larger role in the ventilation process than the diaphragm.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not part of the upper airway?

• Bronchioles

• Larynx

• Epiglottis

• Oropharynx

Which of the following sounds would be considered an upper airway sound?

• Crackles

• Wheezing

• Stridor

• Rhonchi

The term bradypnea describes:

• slow respiratory rate

• low blood pressure

• slow heart rate

• difficulty breathing

Using the patients descriptions below, select the patient who has inadequate breathing.

• 24 yof breathing 26 times per minute. Respirations are slightly labored

• 60 yom breathing 20 times per minute and non-labored.

• 18 yom breathing 16 times per minute and shallow.

• 70 yof breathing 22 times per minute. Respirations are labored but adequate depth.

You are treating a 26 yof patient with a history of asthma. She is breathing 26 times per minute with labored respirations. You do see any cyanosis and note the patient has an adequate tidal volume. She has a strong radial pulse and a SpO2 of 90% on room air. Which of the following should you do first?

• Assist the patient's ventilations with a bag-valve mask

• Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver

• Administer supplemental oxygen via NRB

• Ask the patient if she has an inhaler with her