EMT Chapter 11 Airway Management Test with Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. A 19-year-old female is found unconscious by her A. remove the airway and
roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her be prepared to suction her
breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyn- oropharynx
geal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should:
A. remove the airway and be prepared to suction her
oropharynx.
B. select a smaller oropharyngeal airway and attempt
to insert it.
C. continue to insert the airway as you suction her
oropharynx.
D. insert the airway no further but leave it in place as
a bite block.
2. A 37-year-old male has an apparent foreign body air- D. encouraging him to
way obstruction. He is conscious and alert and is cough and transporting
coughing forcefully. His skin is pink, warm, and moist.
The MOST appropriate treatment for this patient in-
cludes:
A. a series of back blows and chest thrusts.
B. a series of abdominal thrusts.
C. finger sweeps to remove the obstruction.
D. encouraging him to cough and transporting.
3. Structures of the lower airway include all of the follow- C. the epiglottis
ing, EXCEPT:
A. the trachea.
B. alveoli.
C. the epiglottis.
D. bronchioles.
4. How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation D. it forces the alveoli open
in patients with certain respiratory problems? and increases the concen-
, EMT Chapter 11 Airway Management Test with Verified Answers
Graded A+
A. It decreases intrathoracic pressure, which allows tration of oxygen in the
more room for lung expansion. alveoli
B. It pushes thick, infected pulmonary secretions into
isolated areas of the lung.
C. It prevents alveolar collapse by pushing air into the
lungs during inhalation.
D. It forces the alveoli open and increases the concen-
tration of oxygen in the alveoli.
5. During your assessment of a patient with respiratory B. a lower airway obstruc-
distress, you hear wheezing when listening to breath tion
sounds. This indicates:
A. secretions in the airway.
B. a lower airway obstruction.
C. fluid in the alveoli.
D. swelling of the upper airway.
6. You and your partner are treating a 66-year-old man A. assist his ventilations
who experienced a sudden onset of respiratory dis- with a bag-mask device
tress. He is conscious but is unable to follow simple
verbal commands. Further assessment reveals that his
breathing is severely labored and his oxygen satura-
tion is 80%. You should:
A. assist his ventilations with a bag-mask device.
B. apply high-flow oxygen via nonrebreathing mask.
C. attempt to insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D. administer continuous positive airway pressure
7. As the single EMT managing an apneic patient's air- A. mouth-to-mask techn-
way, the preferred initial method of providing ventila- qiue with a one-way valve
tions is the:
A. mouth-to-mask technique with a one-way valve.
Graded A+
1. A 19-year-old female is found unconscious by her A. remove the airway and
roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her be prepared to suction her
breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyn- oropharynx
geal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should:
A. remove the airway and be prepared to suction her
oropharynx.
B. select a smaller oropharyngeal airway and attempt
to insert it.
C. continue to insert the airway as you suction her
oropharynx.
D. insert the airway no further but leave it in place as
a bite block.
2. A 37-year-old male has an apparent foreign body air- D. encouraging him to
way obstruction. He is conscious and alert and is cough and transporting
coughing forcefully. His skin is pink, warm, and moist.
The MOST appropriate treatment for this patient in-
cludes:
A. a series of back blows and chest thrusts.
B. a series of abdominal thrusts.
C. finger sweeps to remove the obstruction.
D. encouraging him to cough and transporting.
3. Structures of the lower airway include all of the follow- C. the epiglottis
ing, EXCEPT:
A. the trachea.
B. alveoli.
C. the epiglottis.
D. bronchioles.
4. How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation D. it forces the alveoli open
in patients with certain respiratory problems? and increases the concen-
, EMT Chapter 11 Airway Management Test with Verified Answers
Graded A+
A. It decreases intrathoracic pressure, which allows tration of oxygen in the
more room for lung expansion. alveoli
B. It pushes thick, infected pulmonary secretions into
isolated areas of the lung.
C. It prevents alveolar collapse by pushing air into the
lungs during inhalation.
D. It forces the alveoli open and increases the concen-
tration of oxygen in the alveoli.
5. During your assessment of a patient with respiratory B. a lower airway obstruc-
distress, you hear wheezing when listening to breath tion
sounds. This indicates:
A. secretions in the airway.
B. a lower airway obstruction.
C. fluid in the alveoli.
D. swelling of the upper airway.
6. You and your partner are treating a 66-year-old man A. assist his ventilations
who experienced a sudden onset of respiratory dis- with a bag-mask device
tress. He is conscious but is unable to follow simple
verbal commands. Further assessment reveals that his
breathing is severely labored and his oxygen satura-
tion is 80%. You should:
A. assist his ventilations with a bag-mask device.
B. apply high-flow oxygen via nonrebreathing mask.
C. attempt to insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D. administer continuous positive airway pressure
7. As the single EMT managing an apneic patient's air- A. mouth-to-mask techn-
way, the preferred initial method of providing ventila- qiue with a one-way valve
tions is the:
A. mouth-to-mask technique with a one-way valve.
