EMT Airway Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
You are assessing an elderly man with respiratory distress. He is
coughing up bloody sputum and has an oxygen saturation of 85%.
You auscultate his breath sounds and hear coarse crackles in all
lung fields. This patient MOST likely has:
A) congestive heart failure.
B) acute-onset emphysema.
C) decompensated asthma.
D) severe bacterial pneumonia. -
correct answer ✅A) this is indicative of left sided heart failure
which leads to a pooling of blood in the lungs, B is a chronic
condition, C will show diminished lung sounds, and D will show lung
sounds typically localized
tidal volume -
correct answer ✅amount of air that is breathed into or out of the
lungs in a single breath
eupnea -
correct answer ✅normal, good, unlabored breathing
minute alveolar volume -
correct answer ✅volume of air that reaches alveoli per minute
,EMT Airway Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A young female experienced massive facial trauma and is
unresponsive. After several attempts, you are unable to adequately
open her airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver. You should:
A) carefully tilt her head back and lift up on her chin.
B) insert a nasopharyngeal airway and apply oxygen.
C) apply oxygen and reattempt the jaw-thrust maneuver.
D) assist her ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device. -
correct answer ✅A) while jaw thrust is preferred since it minimizes
movement of the spine, the head tilt chin lift is the next best
option, avoid NPA with head or face trauma b/c it may punch
through damaged skull into the cranium
You are assessing a 66-year-old man who has emphysema and
complains of worsened shortness of breath. He is confused, has a
heart rate of 120 beats/min, and has an oxygen saturation of 83%.
Which of the following assessment findings should concern you the
MOST?
A) Confusion
B) Tachycardia
C) Low oxygen saturation
,EMT Airway Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D) Worsened shortness of breath -
correct answer ✅A) a sign of possible severe hypoxia in the brain
contraindicated -
correct answer ✅suggest or indicate that a treatment/technique
should not be used due to the current circumstances
Which of the following devices is contraindicated in patients with
blunt thoracic trauma?
A) Oral airway
B) Nasal airway
C) Bag-valve-mask device
D) Oxygen-powered ventilator -
correct answer ✅D) which delivers oxygen under high pressure
and can cause pneumothorax, also avoid in pediatric patients and
those with COPD
After an adult cardiac arrest patient has been intubated by a
paramedic, you are providing ventilations as your partner performs
chest compressions. When ventilating the patient, you should:
A) deliver 2 breaths during a brief pause in chest compressions.
B) deliver each breath over 1 second at a rate of 10 breaths/min.
, EMT Airway Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
C) hyperventilate the patient to maximize carbon dioxide
elimination.
D) deliver each breath over 2 seconds at a rate of 15 breaths/min. -
correct answer ✅B) this is method after advanced airway has been
put in place
sonorous breathing indicates ? -
correct answer ✅anatomical obstruction
immediate step after chest rise is seen while manually ventilating a
patient -
correct answer ✅allow for exhalation
You are administering oxygen at 15 L/min to a patient with
respiratory distress. If you are using a D cylinder (cylinder constant,
0.16), which reads 1500 psi, how long will it take before you need
to replace the oxygen cylinder?
A) 9 minutes
B) 11 minutes
C) 14 minutes
D) 18 minutes -
correct answer ✅C) length of time = (gauge pressure - safe residual
Answers (Grade A+)
You are assessing an elderly man with respiratory distress. He is
coughing up bloody sputum and has an oxygen saturation of 85%.
You auscultate his breath sounds and hear coarse crackles in all
lung fields. This patient MOST likely has:
A) congestive heart failure.
B) acute-onset emphysema.
C) decompensated asthma.
D) severe bacterial pneumonia. -
correct answer ✅A) this is indicative of left sided heart failure
which leads to a pooling of blood in the lungs, B is a chronic
condition, C will show diminished lung sounds, and D will show lung
sounds typically localized
tidal volume -
correct answer ✅amount of air that is breathed into or out of the
lungs in a single breath
eupnea -
correct answer ✅normal, good, unlabored breathing
minute alveolar volume -
correct answer ✅volume of air that reaches alveoli per minute
,EMT Airway Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A young female experienced massive facial trauma and is
unresponsive. After several attempts, you are unable to adequately
open her airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver. You should:
A) carefully tilt her head back and lift up on her chin.
B) insert a nasopharyngeal airway and apply oxygen.
C) apply oxygen and reattempt the jaw-thrust maneuver.
D) assist her ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device. -
correct answer ✅A) while jaw thrust is preferred since it minimizes
movement of the spine, the head tilt chin lift is the next best
option, avoid NPA with head or face trauma b/c it may punch
through damaged skull into the cranium
You are assessing a 66-year-old man who has emphysema and
complains of worsened shortness of breath. He is confused, has a
heart rate of 120 beats/min, and has an oxygen saturation of 83%.
Which of the following assessment findings should concern you the
MOST?
A) Confusion
B) Tachycardia
C) Low oxygen saturation
,EMT Airway Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D) Worsened shortness of breath -
correct answer ✅A) a sign of possible severe hypoxia in the brain
contraindicated -
correct answer ✅suggest or indicate that a treatment/technique
should not be used due to the current circumstances
Which of the following devices is contraindicated in patients with
blunt thoracic trauma?
A) Oral airway
B) Nasal airway
C) Bag-valve-mask device
D) Oxygen-powered ventilator -
correct answer ✅D) which delivers oxygen under high pressure
and can cause pneumothorax, also avoid in pediatric patients and
those with COPD
After an adult cardiac arrest patient has been intubated by a
paramedic, you are providing ventilations as your partner performs
chest compressions. When ventilating the patient, you should:
A) deliver 2 breaths during a brief pause in chest compressions.
B) deliver each breath over 1 second at a rate of 10 breaths/min.
, EMT Airway Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
C) hyperventilate the patient to maximize carbon dioxide
elimination.
D) deliver each breath over 2 seconds at a rate of 15 breaths/min. -
correct answer ✅B) this is method after advanced airway has been
put in place
sonorous breathing indicates ? -
correct answer ✅anatomical obstruction
immediate step after chest rise is seen while manually ventilating a
patient -
correct answer ✅allow for exhalation
You are administering oxygen at 15 L/min to a patient with
respiratory distress. If you are using a D cylinder (cylinder constant,
0.16), which reads 1500 psi, how long will it take before you need
to replace the oxygen cylinder?
A) 9 minutes
B) 11 minutes
C) 14 minutes
D) 18 minutes -
correct answer ✅C) length of time = (gauge pressure - safe residual
