Endotracheal tube - Correct Answer Which of the following would be found on a crash cart,
used for treatment of respiratory emergencies?
Chest tube
Defibrillator
Endotracheal tube
Central venous catheter
Do you feel any tingling or numbness in your arms or legs? - Correct Answer A patient is
brought into the ED on a spine immobilizer and with a cervical collar. The patient states her feet
slipped out from under her in the mud and she landed on her behind. Which of the following
questions would be the best to assess this patient further?
Are you experiencing headache or dizziness?
Do you feel any tingling or numbness in your arms or legs?
Is your stomach upset?
Where exactly is your pain?
A collapsed lung - Correct Answer What is atelectasis?
A cardiac arrhythmia
Fluid accumulation in the lungs
A type of lung infection
A collapsed lung
Atropine - Correct Answer Which of the following drugs is commonly found on an emergency
crash cart and is a respiratory stimulant?
Atropine
, Benadryl
Lidocaine
Aminophylline
Facial congestion and inability to speak - Correct Answer Which of the following are signs and
symptoms of an airway obstruction?
Jerking and shaking of the body
Face drooping on one side
Confusion and drowsiness
Facial congestion and inability to speak
CT - Correct Answer Which of the following is a common imaging modality in cases of
abdominal trauma?
CT
MRI
Nuclear medicine
Chest x-ray
A rescue inhaler containing a bronchodilator medication - Correct Answer Which of the
following is commonly used to treat an asthma attack?
Oxygen administered through a nasal cannula
A rescue inhaler containing a bronchodilator medication
The abdominal thrust maneuver
Suction
Sinus infection - Correct Answer All of the following increase the risk of respiratory emergency
except: