EMR Airway

In an unconscious patient, a blocked airway is most likely caused by:

• a foreign object

• the tongue

• the epiglottis

• the larynx

The first step in correcting a blocked airway is to:

• shake the patient to determine responsiveness

• attempt to give rescue breaths

• position the head properly

• clear foreign matter from the throat

To open the airway in an unconscious adult with no suspected spinal injury, you should use the:

• jaw-thrust technique

• manual suction device

• head tilt–chin lift maneuver

• tongue–jaw lift technique

An oral airway of proper size will extend from the:

• corner of the patient’s mouth to the tip of the earlobe

• lips to the larynx

• nose to the angle of the jaw

• None of the above

When inserting a nasopharyngeal airway, lubricate the outside of tube with:

• petroleum jelly

• an oil-based lubricant

• a silicone-based lubricant

• a water-soluble lubricant

When at rest, the normal breathing rate for an adult is ______ times per minute

• 12 to 20

• 30 to 40

• 60 to 80

• 75 to 100

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Signs of inadequate breathing in an adult include all of the following, except:

• respirations that are slowed

• a respiratory rate of 14 to 18 breaths per minute

• breathing is very shallow, is very deep, or appears labored

• the patient is unable to speak in full sentences

To correct breathing, the very first step you should take is to:

• clear the mouth

• administer oxygen

• apply positive pressure ventilation

• open the airway

If a patient is coughing forcefully with something caught in the throat:

• give abdominal thrusts

• sweep out the mouth

• check the pulse

• encourage the patient to cough

If gastric distention occurs while you are doing CPR, it is probably caused by:

• rescue breaths that are too small

• too much force while doing chest compressions

• air entering the patient’s stomach

• too much fluid in the patient’s stomach