EMT- Chapter 11- Airway Management Test with Verified Answers
1. A patient who is suspected of being hypoxic and is B. nonrebreathing mask.
breathing adequately should be given supplemental
oxygen with a:
Select one:
A. bag-mask device.
B. nonrebreathing mask.
C. nasal cannula.
D. mouth-to-mask device.
2. A 51-year-old female presents with a sudden onset of D. administer oxygen via a
difficulty breathing. She is conscious and alert and able nonrebreathing mask.
to speak in complete sentences. Her respirations are
22 breaths/min and regular. You should:
Select one:
A. insert a nasal airway in case her mental status de-
creases.
B. assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device.
C. perform a secondary assessment and then begin
treatment.
D. administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
3. Which of the following patients should you place in the A. A 31-year-old semi-
recovery position? conscious male with low
Select one: blood sugar and adequate
A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood breathing
sugar and adequate breathing
B. A 19-year-old conscious male with a closed head
injury and normal respirations
C. A 24-year-old unconscious female who overdosed
and has a reduced tidal volume
D. A 40-year-old conscious female with a possible neck
injury and regular respirations
, EMT- Chapter 11- Airway Management Test with Verified Answers
4. You are ventilating a patient with a stoma; however, air B. seal the mouth and
is escaping from the mouth and nose. To prevent this, nose.
you should:
Select one:
A. thrust the jaw forward.
B. seal the mouth and nose.
C. thoroughly suction the stoma.
D. ventilate with less pressure.
5. How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation C. It forces the alveoli open
in patients with certain respiratory problems? and increases the concen-
Select one: tration of oxygen in the
A. It decreases intrathoracic pressure, which allows alveoli.
more room for lung expansion.
B. It prevents alveolar collapse by pushing air into the
lungs during inhalation.
C. It forces the alveoli open and increases the concen-
tration of oxygen in the alveoli.
D. It pushes thick, infected pulmonary secretions into
isolated areas of the lung.
6. In the presence of oxygen, the cells convert glucose C. aerobic metabolism.
into energy through a process called:
Select one:
A. anaerobic metabolism.
B. perfusion.
C. aerobic metabolism.
D. respiration.
7. When testing a mechanical suctioning unit, you should B. 300 mm Hg.
turn on the device, clamp the tubing, and ensure that
it generates a vacuum pressure of more than:
1. A patient who is suspected of being hypoxic and is B. nonrebreathing mask.
breathing adequately should be given supplemental
oxygen with a:
Select one:
A. bag-mask device.
B. nonrebreathing mask.
C. nasal cannula.
D. mouth-to-mask device.
2. A 51-year-old female presents with a sudden onset of D. administer oxygen via a
difficulty breathing. She is conscious and alert and able nonrebreathing mask.
to speak in complete sentences. Her respirations are
22 breaths/min and regular. You should:
Select one:
A. insert a nasal airway in case her mental status de-
creases.
B. assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device.
C. perform a secondary assessment and then begin
treatment.
D. administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
3. Which of the following patients should you place in the A. A 31-year-old semi-
recovery position? conscious male with low
Select one: blood sugar and adequate
A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood breathing
sugar and adequate breathing
B. A 19-year-old conscious male with a closed head
injury and normal respirations
C. A 24-year-old unconscious female who overdosed
and has a reduced tidal volume
D. A 40-year-old conscious female with a possible neck
injury and regular respirations
, EMT- Chapter 11- Airway Management Test with Verified Answers
4. You are ventilating a patient with a stoma; however, air B. seal the mouth and
is escaping from the mouth and nose. To prevent this, nose.
you should:
Select one:
A. thrust the jaw forward.
B. seal the mouth and nose.
C. thoroughly suction the stoma.
D. ventilate with less pressure.
5. How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation C. It forces the alveoli open
in patients with certain respiratory problems? and increases the concen-
Select one: tration of oxygen in the
A. It decreases intrathoracic pressure, which allows alveoli.
more room for lung expansion.
B. It prevents alveolar collapse by pushing air into the
lungs during inhalation.
C. It forces the alveoli open and increases the concen-
tration of oxygen in the alveoli.
D. It pushes thick, infected pulmonary secretions into
isolated areas of the lung.
6. In the presence of oxygen, the cells convert glucose C. aerobic metabolism.
into energy through a process called:
Select one:
A. anaerobic metabolism.
B. perfusion.
C. aerobic metabolism.
D. respiration.
7. When testing a mechanical suctioning unit, you should B. 300 mm Hg.
turn on the device, clamp the tubing, and ensure that
it generates a vacuum pressure of more than:
