FISDAP Airway practice questions with correct answers.

FISDAP Airway practice questions with correct answers. You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floor of her living room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to" A. begin chest compressions B. apply the AED C. maintain an open airway D. assess level of consciousness - correct answers.C. maintain an open airway Tidal volume is best defined as the: A. volume of air inhaled on a single breath B. volume of air that remains in the upper airway C. total volume of air that the lungs are capable of holding D. volume of air moved in and out of the lungs each minute - correct answers.A. volume of air inhaled on a single breath You are called to assist s SCUBA diver who is having trouble breathing. The patient states that it started approximately 15 minutes after she surfaced. She complains of chest pain, dizziness, blurred vision and nausea and vomiting. The patient is most likely suffering from: A. pneumothorax B. decompression sickness C. barotrauma D. an air embolism - correct answers.D. an air embolism (Any of these could be associated with dive incidents but these signs and symptoms are indicative of an air embolism. Divers who suffer from decompression sickness, or the bends, typically do not develop signs and symptoms of the bends for 12 to 24 hours after their dive. Barotrauma usually occurs as the diver is ascending or descending.) You are suctioning your patient's airway. One of the biggest side effects of suctioning is: A. hypoxia B. aspiration C. suction power D. suction catheter clogging - correct answers.A. hypoxia EMTs should wear high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirators when they are in contact with patients who would have which of the following? A. HIV B. TB C. open wounds D. hepatitis B - correct answers.B. TB You are called to assist a 60-year-old female who consists of a severe headache. Upon entering the home, you smell a strong odor of natural gas. What is your first action? A. check the patient's airway, breathing and circulation B. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assess vital signs C. remove the patient from the house to your ambulance D. open all the windows and determine the source of the gas leak - correct answers.C. remove the patient from the house to your ambulance The air sacs in the lung where oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange occurs are the A. bronchioles B. bronchi C. epiglottis D. alveoli - correct answers.D. alveoli Your unconscious patient has blood in his airway. You should: A. use a suction unit to immediately clear the airway B. apply oxygen using a nonrebreather mask at 15L/min C. use a bag-valve mask to clear the airway D. perform a finger sweep to remove the blockage - correct answers.A. use a suction unit to immediately clear the airway You should not suction a patient's airway for more than 15 seconds because: A. the patient's tongue may be injured B. the suction unit's batter may drain too quickly C. the patient will become hypoxic during this time D. you may cause the patient to vomit - correct answers.C. the patient will become hypoxic during this time Emergency care for a responsive 7 year old child with a foreign body airway obstruction includes A. holding the child on your knee and performing back blows B. standing behind the child and performing sub-diaphragmatic thrusts C. placing the child supine on the floor and attempting to see the obstruction D. placing the child supine on the floor and performing abdominal thrusts - correct answers.B. standing behind the child and performing sub-diaphragmatic thrusts When assessing a 35 year old patient complaining she is short of breath, you note that her breathing is in excess of 28 times per minute. This is considered: