FISDAP Paramedic Airway and Breathing Exam V2 Questions
and Answers
Question 1
You are transporting a chemically sedated male who is ventilator dependent and he becomes cyanotic. ETCO2 decreases
from 33 mmHg to 10 mmHg. Vital signs are BP 88/40, P 56, R assisted. What should you suspect?
Correct Answer
Dislodge endotracheal tube
Question 2
When you hear wheezing, where is the obstruction located?
Correct Answer
Lower Airway
Question 3
An intubated 18 year old male is in respiratory arrest. At what range should you maintain his EtCO2?
Correct Answer
35-45 mmHg
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,Question 4
You find an awake 63 year old thin male with barrel chest and pink skin. What disease process should you suspect?
Correct Answer
Emphysema
Question 5
What structure in the brain controls ventilations?
Correct Answer
Medulla
Question 6
A 31 year old female was trampled by a horse. She is unresponsive and you are unable to ventilate after multiple attempts.
Upon direct visualization, the vocal cords are unrecognizable. What should you do?
Correct Answer
Perform a needle cricothyrotomy
Question 7
An elderly male is choking at a restaurant. An employee tells you that she "tried abdominal thrusts but nothing came out".
The patient is unconscious on the floor. What should you do?
Correct Answer
Start chest compressions
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, Question 8
A 72 year old female has shortness of breath. She is on 2 lpm nasal cannula and has had 2 nebulizer treatments for her
emphysema. Her initial ETCO2 was 46 mmHg. During your reassessment, she is unable to follow simple commands and her
ETCO2 is 60 mmHg. What should you do?
Correct Answer
Assist her breathing with a bag-mask device
Question 9
While providing ventilations to a patient you are unable to see chest rise. What should you do?
Correct Answer
Reposition the patient's head
Question 10
An unresponsive patient has a tracheostomy tube. How should you assist ventilations?
Correct Answer
Use an adult BVM with a pediatric mask and ventilate through the stoma
Question 11
How does emphysema affect the lungs and ventilations?
Correct Answer
decreases surface area making gas exchange inefficient
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and Answers
Question 1
You are transporting a chemically sedated male who is ventilator dependent and he becomes cyanotic. ETCO2 decreases
from 33 mmHg to 10 mmHg. Vital signs are BP 88/40, P 56, R assisted. What should you suspect?
Correct Answer
Dislodge endotracheal tube
Question 2
When you hear wheezing, where is the obstruction located?
Correct Answer
Lower Airway
Question 3
An intubated 18 year old male is in respiratory arrest. At what range should you maintain his EtCO2?
Correct Answer
35-45 mmHg
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,Question 4
You find an awake 63 year old thin male with barrel chest and pink skin. What disease process should you suspect?
Correct Answer
Emphysema
Question 5
What structure in the brain controls ventilations?
Correct Answer
Medulla
Question 6
A 31 year old female was trampled by a horse. She is unresponsive and you are unable to ventilate after multiple attempts.
Upon direct visualization, the vocal cords are unrecognizable. What should you do?
Correct Answer
Perform a needle cricothyrotomy
Question 7
An elderly male is choking at a restaurant. An employee tells you that she "tried abdominal thrusts but nothing came out".
The patient is unconscious on the floor. What should you do?
Correct Answer
Start chest compressions
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, Question 8
A 72 year old female has shortness of breath. She is on 2 lpm nasal cannula and has had 2 nebulizer treatments for her
emphysema. Her initial ETCO2 was 46 mmHg. During your reassessment, she is unable to follow simple commands and her
ETCO2 is 60 mmHg. What should you do?
Correct Answer
Assist her breathing with a bag-mask device
Question 9
While providing ventilations to a patient you are unable to see chest rise. What should you do?
Correct Answer
Reposition the patient's head
Question 10
An unresponsive patient has a tracheostomy tube. How should you assist ventilations?
Correct Answer
Use an adult BVM with a pediatric mask and ventilate through the stoma
Question 11
How does emphysema affect the lungs and ventilations?
Correct Answer
decreases surface area making gas exchange inefficient
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