NREMT – Airway || with 100% Correct Answers.
Adult Respiration Rate correct answers 12-20
Child Respiration Rate correct answers 15-30
Infant Respirations correct answers 25-50
What is depth of breath? correct answers Tidal Volume
When CO2 rises what happens? correct answers Body exhales`
What releases CO2 into the alveoli? correct answers The capillaries
The blood cells absorb what? correct answers Oxygen
Infants breath between what months through their nose and are called? correct answers 2-4;
Obligate Nose Breathers
How does airway of an infant/child compare to an adult? correct answers Airway is much
smaller; softer cartilage and more elastic
Where is the narrowest point of the airway in infants/children? correct answers Cricoid cartilage
Where is the narrowest point of the airway in adults? correct answers Top of larynx
Rescue breathing for pediatric patients is how many breaths per how many seconds? correct
answers 1 breath every 3 seconds
How do you do rescue breaths for infants? correct answers Two gentle breaths
When would you monitor for normal breathing? correct answers After 10 breaths
What happens without oxygen? correct answers Heartbeat becomes irregular
Severe brain damage occurs after how long? correct answers 4-6 minutes
What is one sign of inadequate breathing? correct answers Skin is damp and clammy
What is crowning? correct answers Swollen larynx and lower pitched noise
What is gurgling? correct answers Fluid or mucous in the upper airway
What is rales? correct answers Crackling sound in the alveoli in the lungs
What does wheezing mean? correct answers Lower airway problem maybe from asthma
, What is rhonci? correct answers Snoring-like sound from upper or lower airway; maybe from
mucous
What is head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver and when is it used? correct answers Used if patient has no
signs of head, neck or back injury. Patient should be on their back.
What do you do if the head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver doesnt work? correct answers Repeat and
begin rescue breathing
What is the Jaw-thrust maneuver and when is it used? correct answers Used when suspected
head, neck, or back injury. Put them in supine position.
What if the jaw-thrust maneuver is unsuccessful? correct answers Do the Head-tilt-chin-
maneuver
What is a stoma? correct answers A tracheostomy
What is hypoxia? correct answers When tissues are not receiving enough oxygen
A person with hypoxia has what problems? correct answers Appears initially disoriented,
irritable, nervous, and rapid pulse
Late stage hypoxia includes what? correct answers Labored breathing, chest pain, and the patient
might be cyanotic
Conditions that are associated with hypoxia: correct answers Heart attack, asthma, smoke
inhalation, drug overdose, shock and fluid in the lungs
Catheters should be measured so they do not go past what? correct answers The tongue
Soft catheters should be used for? correct answers Nasopharynx
Hard catheters should be used for? correct answers Oropharynx
When do you use the Heimlich maneuver? correct answers To clear the airway of a conscious
patient
How do you clear the airway of a pregnant woman? correct answers Chest compressions
When do you do the manual removal? correct answers Only on patients who are unconscious
Can you perform a blind finger sweep on a child or infant? correct answers No
Can you use suction of the nasopharynx and oropharynx? correct answers Yes
Adult Respiration Rate correct answers 12-20
Child Respiration Rate correct answers 15-30
Infant Respirations correct answers 25-50
What is depth of breath? correct answers Tidal Volume
When CO2 rises what happens? correct answers Body exhales`
What releases CO2 into the alveoli? correct answers The capillaries
The blood cells absorb what? correct answers Oxygen
Infants breath between what months through their nose and are called? correct answers 2-4;
Obligate Nose Breathers
How does airway of an infant/child compare to an adult? correct answers Airway is much
smaller; softer cartilage and more elastic
Where is the narrowest point of the airway in infants/children? correct answers Cricoid cartilage
Where is the narrowest point of the airway in adults? correct answers Top of larynx
Rescue breathing for pediatric patients is how many breaths per how many seconds? correct
answers 1 breath every 3 seconds
How do you do rescue breaths for infants? correct answers Two gentle breaths
When would you monitor for normal breathing? correct answers After 10 breaths
What happens without oxygen? correct answers Heartbeat becomes irregular
Severe brain damage occurs after how long? correct answers 4-6 minutes
What is one sign of inadequate breathing? correct answers Skin is damp and clammy
What is crowning? correct answers Swollen larynx and lower pitched noise
What is gurgling? correct answers Fluid or mucous in the upper airway
What is rales? correct answers Crackling sound in the alveoli in the lungs
What does wheezing mean? correct answers Lower airway problem maybe from asthma
, What is rhonci? correct answers Snoring-like sound from upper or lower airway; maybe from
mucous
What is head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver and when is it used? correct answers Used if patient has no
signs of head, neck or back injury. Patient should be on their back.
What do you do if the head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver doesnt work? correct answers Repeat and
begin rescue breathing
What is the Jaw-thrust maneuver and when is it used? correct answers Used when suspected
head, neck, or back injury. Put them in supine position.
What if the jaw-thrust maneuver is unsuccessful? correct answers Do the Head-tilt-chin-
maneuver
What is a stoma? correct answers A tracheostomy
What is hypoxia? correct answers When tissues are not receiving enough oxygen
A person with hypoxia has what problems? correct answers Appears initially disoriented,
irritable, nervous, and rapid pulse
Late stage hypoxia includes what? correct answers Labored breathing, chest pain, and the patient
might be cyanotic
Conditions that are associated with hypoxia: correct answers Heart attack, asthma, smoke
inhalation, drug overdose, shock and fluid in the lungs
Catheters should be measured so they do not go past what? correct answers The tongue
Soft catheters should be used for? correct answers Nasopharynx
Hard catheters should be used for? correct answers Oropharynx
When do you use the Heimlich maneuver? correct answers To clear the airway of a conscious
patient
How do you clear the airway of a pregnant woman? correct answers Chest compressions
When do you do the manual removal? correct answers Only on patients who are unconscious
Can you perform a blind finger sweep on a child or infant? correct answers No
Can you use suction of the nasopharynx and oropharynx? correct answers Yes
