WorksheetsEMTB 2020 Airway Quiz 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Your patient has fallen from the roof of a two story house. How should you open the airway?
Head-tilt, chin-lift
Head-tilt, neck-lift
Jaw thrust
Modified chin lift
You suspect that your patient has a skull fracture and there is clear fluid coming from the nose and ears. Which airway adjunct should you consider?
NPA
OPA
None
When performing the jaw thrust, you should (check all that apply)
Stabilize the patients head with your forearms
Position your self at the top of the patient's head
Tilt the patient's head by applying gentle pressure to the forehead
Use your index fingers to push the angle of the upper jaw forward
An OPA or NPA is used to prevent the tongue from blocking the airway
True
False
You are on the scene of an apneic patient, the first thing that you should do is
Look, listen and feel for breaths
Provide oxygen
Open the airway
Check for a pulse
Stridor is a sign of a lower airway obstruction
True
False
Wheezing is an indication of bronchoconstriction in the upper airway
True
False
Patent is the term used for an airway that is open and clear and will remain so without interference to the passage of air into and out of the body
True
False
When opening the airway of an infant
Hyperextend the neck
Hypoextend the neck
Leave the neck in a neutral position with slight extension
You should suction for no more than 20 seconds at a time
True
False
