EMT-B Airway Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Atelectasis -
correct answer ✅What condition results when the alveoli
collapse?
During respiration, where does the process of the gas exchange
occur? -
correct answer ✅Alveoli
Tilt the backboard to the side -
correct answer ✅Scenario: A 23 year old female is immobilized on
a backboard when she starts vomiting. What should you do?
What is the most frequent cause of upper airway obstruction in an
adult? -
correct answer ✅Tongue
Which of the following structures serves as a passageway for both
the respiratory and digestive system? -
correct answer ✅Pharynx
Wheezing -
correct answer ✅Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or
,EMT-B Airway Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
whistling sound heard in inspiration and expiration while
auscultating lung fields?
Scenario: A 33 year old male is unconscious after attempting to
hang himself. First responders have placed him supine on the
ground. Vital signs are BP 70/30, P 46, R 4 and shallow. What
should you do? -
correct answer ✅Assist his ventilations
A 43 year old unresponsive female is slumped over in a chair. Vital
signs are P 43, R 0. What should you do? -
correct answer ✅Assist her ventilations
The air that we exhale contains approximately how much oxygen? -
correct answer ✅16%
Which tissues create the greatest surface area for gas exchange? -
correct answer ✅Alveoli
What is the most appropriate method for opening the airway of a
patient with a suspected cervical spine injury? -
correct answer ✅Jaw-thrust
, EMT-B Airway Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Where does the stimulus to breathe originate? -
correct answer ✅The brainstem
How much air is inspired in during a single inhalation? -
correct answer ✅500 mL (average tidal volume for adults)
What is the coarse sound of fluid movement heard on inspiration
called? -
correct answer ✅Crackles
You find a patient in the tripod position. What should you suspect?
-
correct answer ✅Respiratory distress
A 56 year old male has intercostal retractions and is in the tripod
position. Vital signs are BP 116/78, P 90, R 32. What should you do?
-
correct answer ✅Apply a non-rebreather mask at 15 lpm.
Answers (Grade A+)
Atelectasis -
correct answer ✅What condition results when the alveoli
collapse?
During respiration, where does the process of the gas exchange
occur? -
correct answer ✅Alveoli
Tilt the backboard to the side -
correct answer ✅Scenario: A 23 year old female is immobilized on
a backboard when she starts vomiting. What should you do?
What is the most frequent cause of upper airway obstruction in an
adult? -
correct answer ✅Tongue
Which of the following structures serves as a passageway for both
the respiratory and digestive system? -
correct answer ✅Pharynx
Wheezing -
correct answer ✅Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or
,EMT-B Airway Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
whistling sound heard in inspiration and expiration while
auscultating lung fields?
Scenario: A 33 year old male is unconscious after attempting to
hang himself. First responders have placed him supine on the
ground. Vital signs are BP 70/30, P 46, R 4 and shallow. What
should you do? -
correct answer ✅Assist his ventilations
A 43 year old unresponsive female is slumped over in a chair. Vital
signs are P 43, R 0. What should you do? -
correct answer ✅Assist her ventilations
The air that we exhale contains approximately how much oxygen? -
correct answer ✅16%
Which tissues create the greatest surface area for gas exchange? -
correct answer ✅Alveoli
What is the most appropriate method for opening the airway of a
patient with a suspected cervical spine injury? -
correct answer ✅Jaw-thrust
, EMT-B Airway Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Where does the stimulus to breathe originate? -
correct answer ✅The brainstem
How much air is inspired in during a single inhalation? -
correct answer ✅500 mL (average tidal volume for adults)
What is the coarse sound of fluid movement heard on inspiration
called? -
correct answer ✅Crackles
You find a patient in the tripod position. What should you suspect?
-
correct answer ✅Respiratory distress
A 56 year old male has intercostal retractions and is in the tripod
position. Vital signs are BP 116/78, P 90, R 32. What should you do?
-
correct answer ✅Apply a non-rebreather mask at 15 lpm.
