Jones and Bartlett EMT Test prep Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
the active, muscular part of inhalation
breathing is called:
Carefully tilt his head back and lift up on his chin.
A 22-year-old man crashed his
motorcycle into a tree. He is
found approximately 20 feet away
from his bike and is responsive to
pain only. He is not wearing a
helmet. You are unable to
effectively open his airway using
the jaw-thrust maneuver. What
should you do?
what is the function of pulmonary it lubricates the alveolar walls and allows them to expand and
surfactant? recoil.
Oxygen-powered ventilator.
which of the following devices is
contraindicated in patients with
blunt thoracic trauma?
begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
You are performing abdominal
thrusts on a 19-year-old male
with a severe airway obstruction
when he becomes unresponsive.
After lowering him to the ground
and placing him in a supine
position, you should:
quickly turn the patient onto his side so secretions can drain
As you begin ventilating an
unresponsive apneic man, you
hear gurgling in his upper airway.
Your MOST immediate action
should be to
Bleeding within the oral cavity
Which of the following injuries or
conditions should be managed
FIRST
Confusion
You are assessing a 66-year-old
man who has emphysema and
complains of worsened shortness
of breath. He is confused, has a
heart rate of 120 beats/min, and
an oxygen saturation of 89%.
Which of the following
assessment findings should
concern you the MOST?
An inaccurate pulse oximetry severe peripheral vasoconstriction.
reading may be caused by:
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shallow respirations
A patient who is breathing with
reduced tidal volume would
MOST likely have
assess for a carotid pulse.
During your assessment of an
unresponsive adult female, you
determine that she is apneic. You
should:
Shortly after becoming unresponsive and pulseless
In which of the following
situations would you MOST likely
encounter agonal gasps?
ventilation
A patient overdosed on heroin
and is unresponsive. He is
cyanotic; he has slow, shallow
breathing; and his oxygen
saturation is 80%. The primary
cause of this patient's condition is
inadequate
it should be used in conjunction with an appropriate airway
which of the following statements adjunct.
regarding the head tilt-chin lift
maneuver is correct?
Hypoxia is defined as: inadequate oxygen to the body's cells and tissues.
decreased level of consciousness
Which of the following signs or
symptoms is indicative of
cerebral hypoxia
shallow
Clinically, reduced tidal volume
would MOST likely present with
respirations that are:
look at the rise of the chest
To obtain the most reliable
assessment of a patient's tidal
volume, you should
turn the patient onto his side
A patient overdosed on several
drugs and is unresponsive with
shallow breathing and facial
cyanosis. As you continue your
assessment, the patient suddenly
vomits. You should:
keeps the tongue off of the posterior pharynx.
A properly placed oropharyngeal
airway
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ventilate her with a bag-valve-mask device and high-flow oxygen.
An elderly woman with COPD is
semiconscious with labored
breathing. Her face is cyanotic,
her pulse is rapid and weak, and
her oxygen saturation is 75%.
You should
decreased tidal volume.
Shallow breathing is an indication
of:
reposition the head and reattempt to ventilate
During your initial attempt to
ventilate an unresponsive apneic
patient, you meet resistance and
do not see the patient's chest
rise. You should
Evaluate his mental status and the depth of his respirations
If an adult patient presents with a
respiratory rate of 26
breaths/min, your initial action
should be to
make sure the reservoir bag is pre-inflated
To ensure you deliver the highest
concentration of oxygen with a
nonrebreathing mask, you
should:
The lower airway begins at the larynx
Which of the following yields the Respiratory rate of 14 breaths/min; tidal volume of 300 mL.
lowest minute volume?
oxygen supports combustion and should not be used where sparks
When attaching an oxygen are easily generated.
regulator to a D cylinder and
preparing it for use, you should
recall that:
deep, rapid breathing
All of the following would cause
an increased level of carbon
dioxide in the arterial blood,
EXCEPT:
assisted ventilations with 100% oxygen.
an unresponsive patients
respirations are 28 breaths/min
and shallow. The MOST
appropriate treatment includes:
Deliver each breath over 1 second at a rate of 12 breaths/min.
Which of the following is the
MOST correct technique for
ventilating an apneic adult who
has a pulse?
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infrequent, gasping respiratory efforts.
Agonal respirations are not
adequate because they are:
1 second
When ventilating an apneic
patient with a bag-valve-mask
device, each breath should be
delivered over:
perform chest compressions, open the airway, and look in the
mouth
After an initial attempt to ventilate
an unresponsive apneic patient
fails, you reposition the patient's
head and reattempt ventilation
without success. You should next
increase the volume of your ventilations.
While providing initial ventilations
to an apneic adult with a bag-
valve-mask device, you note
minimal rise of the chest despite
an adequate mask-to-face seal.
You should:
assessing the chest for adequate rise.
The MOST effective way to
determine if you are providing
adequate volume during artificial
ventilation is:
avoid touching the back of the airway with the suction catheter.
When suctioning copious
secretions from a semiconscious
adult's airway, you should:
reassure the patient and apply a nasal cannula instead.
While managing a patient with
acute shortness of breath, you
attempt to apply a nonrebreathing
mask set at 12 L/min. The patient
pulls the mask away from his
face, stating that it is smothering
him. You should:
a nasopharyngeal airway and assisted ventilation with a bag-valve-
The MOST appropriate treatment mask device.
for a semiconscious patient with
slow, shallow respirations
includes:
suctioning of the oropharynx.
An unresponsive man has
shallow, gurgling respirations at a
rate of 8 breaths/min. Initial
treatment should include:
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the active, muscular part of inhalation
breathing is called:
Carefully tilt his head back and lift up on his chin.
A 22-year-old man crashed his
motorcycle into a tree. He is
found approximately 20 feet away
from his bike and is responsive to
pain only. He is not wearing a
helmet. You are unable to
effectively open his airway using
the jaw-thrust maneuver. What
should you do?
what is the function of pulmonary it lubricates the alveolar walls and allows them to expand and
surfactant? recoil.
Oxygen-powered ventilator.
which of the following devices is
contraindicated in patients with
blunt thoracic trauma?
begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
You are performing abdominal
thrusts on a 19-year-old male
with a severe airway obstruction
when he becomes unresponsive.
After lowering him to the ground
and placing him in a supine
position, you should:
quickly turn the patient onto his side so secretions can drain
As you begin ventilating an
unresponsive apneic man, you
hear gurgling in his upper airway.
Your MOST immediate action
should be to
Bleeding within the oral cavity
Which of the following injuries or
conditions should be managed
FIRST
Confusion
You are assessing a 66-year-old
man who has emphysema and
complains of worsened shortness
of breath. He is confused, has a
heart rate of 120 beats/min, and
an oxygen saturation of 89%.
Which of the following
assessment findings should
concern you the MOST?
An inaccurate pulse oximetry severe peripheral vasoconstriction.
reading may be caused by:
1
, Jones and Bartlett EMT Test prep Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
shallow respirations
A patient who is breathing with
reduced tidal volume would
MOST likely have
assess for a carotid pulse.
During your assessment of an
unresponsive adult female, you
determine that she is apneic. You
should:
Shortly after becoming unresponsive and pulseless
In which of the following
situations would you MOST likely
encounter agonal gasps?
ventilation
A patient overdosed on heroin
and is unresponsive. He is
cyanotic; he has slow, shallow
breathing; and his oxygen
saturation is 80%. The primary
cause of this patient's condition is
inadequate
it should be used in conjunction with an appropriate airway
which of the following statements adjunct.
regarding the head tilt-chin lift
maneuver is correct?
Hypoxia is defined as: inadequate oxygen to the body's cells and tissues.
decreased level of consciousness
Which of the following signs or
symptoms is indicative of
cerebral hypoxia
shallow
Clinically, reduced tidal volume
would MOST likely present with
respirations that are:
look at the rise of the chest
To obtain the most reliable
assessment of a patient's tidal
volume, you should
turn the patient onto his side
A patient overdosed on several
drugs and is unresponsive with
shallow breathing and facial
cyanosis. As you continue your
assessment, the patient suddenly
vomits. You should:
keeps the tongue off of the posterior pharynx.
A properly placed oropharyngeal
airway
2
, Jones and Bartlett EMT Test prep Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
ventilate her with a bag-valve-mask device and high-flow oxygen.
An elderly woman with COPD is
semiconscious with labored
breathing. Her face is cyanotic,
her pulse is rapid and weak, and
her oxygen saturation is 75%.
You should
decreased tidal volume.
Shallow breathing is an indication
of:
reposition the head and reattempt to ventilate
During your initial attempt to
ventilate an unresponsive apneic
patient, you meet resistance and
do not see the patient's chest
rise. You should
Evaluate his mental status and the depth of his respirations
If an adult patient presents with a
respiratory rate of 26
breaths/min, your initial action
should be to
make sure the reservoir bag is pre-inflated
To ensure you deliver the highest
concentration of oxygen with a
nonrebreathing mask, you
should:
The lower airway begins at the larynx
Which of the following yields the Respiratory rate of 14 breaths/min; tidal volume of 300 mL.
lowest minute volume?
oxygen supports combustion and should not be used where sparks
When attaching an oxygen are easily generated.
regulator to a D cylinder and
preparing it for use, you should
recall that:
deep, rapid breathing
All of the following would cause
an increased level of carbon
dioxide in the arterial blood,
EXCEPT:
assisted ventilations with 100% oxygen.
an unresponsive patients
respirations are 28 breaths/min
and shallow. The MOST
appropriate treatment includes:
Deliver each breath over 1 second at a rate of 12 breaths/min.
Which of the following is the
MOST correct technique for
ventilating an apneic adult who
has a pulse?
3
, Jones and Bartlett EMT Test prep Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
infrequent, gasping respiratory efforts.
Agonal respirations are not
adequate because they are:
1 second
When ventilating an apneic
patient with a bag-valve-mask
device, each breath should be
delivered over:
perform chest compressions, open the airway, and look in the
mouth
After an initial attempt to ventilate
an unresponsive apneic patient
fails, you reposition the patient's
head and reattempt ventilation
without success. You should next
increase the volume of your ventilations.
While providing initial ventilations
to an apneic adult with a bag-
valve-mask device, you note
minimal rise of the chest despite
an adequate mask-to-face seal.
You should:
assessing the chest for adequate rise.
The MOST effective way to
determine if you are providing
adequate volume during artificial
ventilation is:
avoid touching the back of the airway with the suction catheter.
When suctioning copious
secretions from a semiconscious
adult's airway, you should:
reassure the patient and apply a nasal cannula instead.
While managing a patient with
acute shortness of breath, you
attempt to apply a nonrebreathing
mask set at 12 L/min. The patient
pulls the mask away from his
face, stating that it is smothering
him. You should:
a nasopharyngeal airway and assisted ventilation with a bag-valve-
The MOST appropriate treatment mask device.
for a semiconscious patient with
slow, shallow respirations
includes:
suctioning of the oropharynx.
An unresponsive man has
shallow, gurgling respirations at a
rate of 8 breaths/min. Initial
treatment should include:
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