EMT FISDAP (AIRWAY) EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli
in an adult? - ANSWER-350ml
How much air is in the average adult ventilation? -
ANSWER-500ml
How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an
adult is ventilating? - ANSWER-150ml
A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress.
He smokes 4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a
consistent cough and frequent respiratory infections.
Chest sounds reveal bilateral rhonchi. What should you
suspect? - ANSWER-Chronic Bronchitis
An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale,
diaphoretic, and breathing 6 times a minutes. Which
device should you use to administer oxygen? - ANSWER-
Bag-valve mask (BVM)
Diaphoretic - ANSWER-Characterized by profuse
sweating
Nasal cannula delivers about what percent of oxygen? -
ANSWER-20-44%
What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into
the lower airway? - ANSWER-Bronchi
, EMT FISDAP (AIRWAY) EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an
adult? - ANSWER-12-20
A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of
breath and has dull chest pain. He has been coughing up
"rusty" sputum for the last 3 days. What is the most likely
cause? - ANSWER-Pneumonia
A 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after
being sprayed with super heated steam. He has burns to
his face, neck and upper chest. Vitals signs are BP
112/66, P 124, R 26 shallow and labored. What should
you do? - ANSWER-Assist his ventilations
What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result
from an obstructed upper airway? - ANSWER-Stridor
How should you insert a nasopharyngeal airway? -
ANSWER-Face the bevel toward the septum
The use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring are signs
of what type of breathing? - ANSWER-Labored breathing
What are the small air sacs at the end of the airway that
are responsible for gas exchange? - ANSWER-Alveoli
A 53 year old male is sleepy, diaphoretic, difficult to
arouse and breathing 8 times a minute. What do you
suspect? - ANSWER-Respiratory failure
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli
in an adult? - ANSWER-350ml
How much air is in the average adult ventilation? -
ANSWER-500ml
How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an
adult is ventilating? - ANSWER-150ml
A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress.
He smokes 4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a
consistent cough and frequent respiratory infections.
Chest sounds reveal bilateral rhonchi. What should you
suspect? - ANSWER-Chronic Bronchitis
An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale,
diaphoretic, and breathing 6 times a minutes. Which
device should you use to administer oxygen? - ANSWER-
Bag-valve mask (BVM)
Diaphoretic - ANSWER-Characterized by profuse
sweating
Nasal cannula delivers about what percent of oxygen? -
ANSWER-20-44%
What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into
the lower airway? - ANSWER-Bronchi
, EMT FISDAP (AIRWAY) EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an
adult? - ANSWER-12-20
A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of
breath and has dull chest pain. He has been coughing up
"rusty" sputum for the last 3 days. What is the most likely
cause? - ANSWER-Pneumonia
A 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after
being sprayed with super heated steam. He has burns to
his face, neck and upper chest. Vitals signs are BP
112/66, P 124, R 26 shallow and labored. What should
you do? - ANSWER-Assist his ventilations
What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result
from an obstructed upper airway? - ANSWER-Stridor
How should you insert a nasopharyngeal airway? -
ANSWER-Face the bevel toward the septum
The use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring are signs
of what type of breathing? - ANSWER-Labored breathing
What are the small air sacs at the end of the airway that
are responsible for gas exchange? - ANSWER-Alveoli
A 53 year old male is sleepy, diaphoretic, difficult to
arouse and breathing 8 times a minute. What do you
suspect? - ANSWER-Respiratory failure
