WorksheetsEMT-B Airway
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
You should ventilate an adult patient at:
12-20 breaths per minute
18-24 breaths per minute
10-12 breaths per minute
5-6 breaths per minute
You should ventilate a child at:
one breath every 6 seconds
one breath every 2 seconds
one breath every 12 seconds
one breath every 3 seconds
A bronchodilator is a ________________ type medication:
Beta 1
Beta 2
Alpha 1
Alpha 2
What breath sound would indicate asthma?
Rales
Rhonchi
Crackles
Wheeze
If a patient is diagnosed with asthma, what medication could they have?
MDI with albuterol
Nitroglycerin tablets
Nitroglycerin paste
Epi-pen
In a patient that has a possible "Foreign Body Airway Obstruction/FBAO", what is the first thing we look for?
is the airway open and is air moving
is the airway open and is the patient not speaking
is the patient lethargic
does the patient have a pulse
A patient with a possible FBAO, if they are moving air, we should?
Do abdominal thrusts
Do chest thrusts
Coach them to continue moving air
Lay them down
If a patient is choking, and they were speaking but has stopped, we should?
do abdominal thrusts
do chest thrusts
do CPR
do nothing
A complication of assisted ventilations:
lung rupture
poor perfusion
altered mental staus
abdominal distention
An early sign of hypoxia is:
Anxiousness
Low blood pressure
Unresponsiveness
Cyanosis
What is the max amount of time in each interval, should we suction an adult?
5 seconds
10 seconds
20 seconds
15 seconds
When suctioning the mouth or oropharynx, which suction device should be used?
Rigid tip
French tip
Whistle tip
Soft tip
When suctioning a patient:
We should suction on the way into the mouth
We should only suction on the way out of the mouth
We should never suction
We should suction on the way in and on the way out of the mouth
Contraindications for a nasopharyngeal airway include:
Unresponsive
A positive gag reflex
Trauma to the patient
Shortness of breath
To measure a patient for a Nasopharyngeal airway:
Measure from the earlobe to the corner of the mouth
Measure from the nose to the corner of the mouth
Measure from the nose to the lips
Measure from the nose to the earlobe
Indication for an oropharyngeal airway:
Unresponsive
a positive gag reflex
gurgling sound
semi-conciousness
Patient is a 56 year old male. He is a smoker and is on home oxygen at 2 Lpm. Patient has pursed lips, barrel chest and is very thin. You should suspect?
Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema
Asthma
Pneumonia
If a patient is breathing too fast, clear breath sounds and tingling fingers and lips, you should suspect?
Hypoventilation syndrome
Hyperventilation syndrome
Hypoxia
Hypertensive crisis
A patient is in respiratory arrest, you should?
Ventilate the patient with a BVM at 15 Lpm
Place a nasal cannula at 4 Lpm
Place a simple face mask at 12 Lpm
Place a non-rebreather at 15 Lpm
Open the airway of a medical patient by:
Using the head tilt, chin lift method
Using the jaw tilt, head lift method
Using the jaw thrust method
Using the head tilt, jaw lift method
What are these?
Nasopharyngeal airways
Oropharyngeal airways
Tongue depressors
Combitubes
What are these called?
Nasopharyngeal Airways
Oropharyngeal Airways
Tongue Depressors
Combitubes
