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WorksheetsEMR: Chapter 9 Airway Management
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
The most common cause of an airway obstruction is:
facial trauma
infections
tissue damage
the tongue
A patient who has a partial airway obstruction would have all the following signs EXCEPT:
noisy breathing
stridor
snoring
being unable to cough or make a sound
The airway adjunct that is used for an unresponsive patient who HAS a GAG REFLEX is the:
jaw-thrust maneuver
rescue mask
nasopharyngeal airway
oropharyngeal airway
The airway adjunct that is used for an unresponsive patient who does NOT have a gag reflex is:
head-tilt chin lift
nasopharyngeal airway
oropharyngeal airway
jaw-thrust maneuver
When opening an infant's airway, it is helpful if the EMR:
places a towel under the infant's head
over flexes the infant's neck
only performs a jaw-thrust
places a towel under the infant's shoulders
How do you open the airway of a person who does NOT have a suspected spinal injury?
tongue-jaw lift
head-tilt lift
jaw-thrust
head-tilt, chin-lift
In order to properly check an victim for breathing, you should do ALL of the following EXCEPT
feel for air movement out of the mouth or nose
re-position the head of the victim until the chest rises
look for the chest to rise as they breathe
listen for air movement out of the mouth or nose
The correct way to place an OPA in a child victim would be:
upside down towards the palate and rotated 180 degrees
from the right corner of the mouth sideways and rotated 90 degrees
right side up, with the tongue held down with a tongue depressor until it rests in the correct position
sideways from the corner of the left side of the mouth and rotated 90 degrees
All of the following are special considerations in the airway management of elderly patients EXCEPT:
sunken cheeks and lost teeth can affect airway placement and mask seals
lower blood volume in the body requires higher concentrations of oxygen through the mask
jaw-thrust maneuver may need to be used more often because of higher spinal injury risk
the neck and jaw may not move as easily because of arthritis
The process of breathing in and out is most appropriately called:
ventilation
minute volume
aspiration
respiration
By using a pocket face mask with a one-way barrier device in mouth-to-mouth ventilation, you can do all of the following EXCEPT:
add protection against transmissible diseases
maintain the patient's head posistion
cut the rate of ventilation by at least half
use both hands to make a seal
You should treat a partial airway obstruction like a complete airway obstruction ONLY in cases where the patient is:
crying
speaking
unable to cough forcefully
able to cough forcefully
You know the difference between a complete airway obstruction and a partial airway obstruction by:
the type of noise made by the victim
the fact that there is no noise made at all
the amount of coughing present
The appropriate medical care for an adult or child that is choking and has become unresponsive includes all of the following EXCEPT:
manually opening the airway
performing chest compressions
blind finger sweep
attempting to give breaths
A patient breathing 20 times a minute with LABORED respirations is most likely experiencing:
respiratory arrest
apnea
respiratory distress
respiratory failure
How long can cells go without oxygen before irreversible cell death occurs?
2-3 minutes
6-10 minutes
12-16 minutes
16-20 minutes
When a patient inhales, the air moves:
into the esophagus and stomach
out of the patient's lungs and trachea
from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure
from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
for patients with a suspected spinal injury, you should use the
head-tilt only
chin-lift only
head-tilt, chin-lift
jaw-thrust
When providing rescue-breaths for an adult, EMR's should ventilate at a rate of:
one breath every 7-9 seconds
one breath every 5-6 seconds
one breath every 11-13 seconds
one breath every 13-15 seconds
An obese patient is choking. You try to reach your arms around his abdomen but you cannot. You should perform:
blind finger sweep
chest thrusts
abdominal thrusts
heimlich maneuver
An infant is choking. You should perform:
blind finger sweep
a series of 5 chest thrusts and 5 back blows
jaw-thrust maneuver
abdominal thrusts
Your patient is unresponsive, but you find out he has a gag reflex. You should use this airway adjunct:
nasopharyngeal airway
oropharyngeal airway
laryngeal airway
bag-valve mask
What percentage of oxygen can be delivered using a Bag Valve Mask connected to an oxygen tank?
21%
60%
75%
100%
A 13 year old girl is conscious, but not making any noises. Her eyes are wide open, she is grasping her throat and her skin is turning cyanotic. You suspect she is experiencing:
congestive heart failure
respiratory arrest
a complete airway obstruction
a seizure
You are providing rescue breaths to an adult victim. You check for chest rise and fall during each breath and you cannot see it. The first step you should take is to:
re-position the victim's head to reopen the airway
perform a blind finger sweep
begin CPR
start performing back slaps
When providing rescue breaths for an infant, you should deliver one breath every _____ to _____ seconds.
1, 2
2, 4
3, 5
5, 6
Which position would be the most appropriate when trying to maintain the open airway of an infant or toddler while giving rescue breaths?
place the child on a pillow
place a rolled-up towel under the child's shoulders
hyperextend the child's neck
place a rag under the child's head
Your patient is NOT breathing adequately. All of the following options would be an acceptable measure of providing ventilations for the patient EXCEPT:
nasal cannula
BVM (bag-valve mask)
pocket mask
face shield
You need to place an airway adjunct into a patient who is unresponsive. While you are suctioning you realize the patient has a gag reflext. Which of the following would be the best choice for an airway adjunct?
OPA
NPA
soft airway
BVM
You are going to place an NPA, nasopharyngeal airway, in a young female patient. To determine which size NPA to use, you measure the patient from ____ to _____.
corner of mouth, jaw
tip of forehead, tip of nose
tip of nose, ear lobe
corner of jaw, ear lobe
When you suction an adult patient, you should not exceed ____ seconds
5
10
15
20
Which of the following anatomical structures is NOT considered part of the UPPER AIRWAY
mouth
nose
throat
right and left main bronchi
Which of the following breathing rate is OUTSIDE the normal range for an adult
8
10
16
22
What is the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity that has the majority of the responsibility of breathing:
tongue
diaphragm
sternocleidomastoid
intercostal muscles
Before suctioning any patient, an EMR should:
check a carotid pulse
put on Body Substance Isolation equipment (like gloves, mask, eye protection)
count the number of respirations
check the patient's skin color, temperature, and condition
All of the following are signs of inadequate breathing EXCEPT:
poor chest rise
pale or bluish color
use of accessory muscles
good chest rise and fall
An airway stoma (or surgical opening) is found on the:
chest
arm
neck
cheek
Clinical death occurs when the patient's
brain cells begin to die
breathing has stopped for 4 minutes
pulse has been absent for 5 minutes
heart and breathing have stopped
The ____ prevents food and other material from entering the trachea.
tongue
alveoli
pharynx
epiglottis
Which of the following statements are NOT true regarding gastric distention in a patient?
Be prepared for vomiting
You might see slight bulging of the abdomen
Its best to push on the stomach to relieve the air to decrease the pressure in the abdomen
it could restrict the ability of the lungs to expand normally
