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Essential airway skills include manual clearing of the
airway, manual maneuvers, suctioning and which of the
following?
A) Dual lumen airway
B) Endotracheal intubation
C) Laryngeal mask airway
D) Oropharyngeal airway - ANSWER-D) Oropharyngeal
airway
,Your patient is a middle aged male who crashed his
motorcycle. He is unresponsive. After opening the airway
using a modified jaw thrust, you note the patient has
respirations at a rate of 6. Auscultation reveals breath
sounds are absent on the left side. Which of the following
is the most appropriate next intervention?
A) Apply a non-rebreather mask
B) Begin ventilation with a BVM
C) Insert an endotracheal tube
D) Perform a needle decompression - ANSWER-B) Begin
ventilation with a BVM
Which best describes shock?
,A) Decreased Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
B) Flushed, dry, hot skin combined with bradycardia
C) Generalized inadequate tissue perfusion
D) Low blood pressure combined with tachycardia -
ANSWER-C) Generalized inadequate tissue perfusion
Your patient has a deep laceration to his antecubital fossa
with significant bleeding. What is the most appropriate
initial action?
A) Apply a tourniquet
B) Apply direct pressure
C) Initiate rapid transport
, D) Restore blood volume - ANSWER-B) Apply direct
pressure
Hypotension of unknown etiology in a trauma patient
should be assumed to result from which of the following?
A) Blood loss
B) Cardiac tamponade
C) Spinal injury
D) Tension pneumothorax - ANSWER-A) Blood loss
Which assessment is most beneficial in differentiating
hemorrhagic shock from neurogenic shock in the
prehospital setting?
Questions And 100% Correct Detailed Answers| Latest
Update!!
Essential airway skills include manual clearing of the
airway, manual maneuvers, suctioning and which of the
following?
A) Dual lumen airway
B) Endotracheal intubation
C) Laryngeal mask airway
D) Oropharyngeal airway - ANSWER-D) Oropharyngeal
airway
,Your patient is a middle aged male who crashed his
motorcycle. He is unresponsive. After opening the airway
using a modified jaw thrust, you note the patient has
respirations at a rate of 6. Auscultation reveals breath
sounds are absent on the left side. Which of the following
is the most appropriate next intervention?
A) Apply a non-rebreather mask
B) Begin ventilation with a BVM
C) Insert an endotracheal tube
D) Perform a needle decompression - ANSWER-B) Begin
ventilation with a BVM
Which best describes shock?
,A) Decreased Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
B) Flushed, dry, hot skin combined with bradycardia
C) Generalized inadequate tissue perfusion
D) Low blood pressure combined with tachycardia -
ANSWER-C) Generalized inadequate tissue perfusion
Your patient has a deep laceration to his antecubital fossa
with significant bleeding. What is the most appropriate
initial action?
A) Apply a tourniquet
B) Apply direct pressure
C) Initiate rapid transport
, D) Restore blood volume - ANSWER-B) Apply direct
pressure
Hypotension of unknown etiology in a trauma patient
should be assumed to result from which of the following?
A) Blood loss
B) Cardiac tamponade
C) Spinal injury
D) Tension pneumothorax - ANSWER-A) Blood loss
Which assessment is most beneficial in differentiating
hemorrhagic shock from neurogenic shock in the
prehospital setting?
