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FLIGHT PARAMEDIC ADVANCED AIRWAY
MANAGEMENT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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"Failure to manage an Airway
________________ is a major
cause of a preventable
death in the prehospital
setting."
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Unable to swallow.
GCS <8.
What are some indications Expected clinical course.
for immediate intubation? Apnea.
Airway obstruction.
Resp failure.
Ph <7.2
CO2 >55
What are the three critical
PaO2 <60
lab values that indicate the
need for intubation?
Rememeber, only one needs to be off to indicate the
need for intubation.
*Look
*Evaluate 3-3-2
What does the L.E.M.O.N
*Mallampati
acronym stand for?
*Obstructions
* Neck Mobility.
What are characteristics of Soft palate, uvula, ant / pos tonsillar pillars visible.
a Mallampati 1 airway?
What are characteristics of Tonsillar pillars hidden by the tongue.
a Mallampati 2 airway?
What are some Only the base of the uvula can be seen.
characteristics of a
Mallampati 3 airway?
What are some The uvula cannot be seen. Severe difficult in
characteristics of a intubating, typically associated with obese patients.
Mallampati 4 airway?
What is the preffered Ears elevated to the patients sternum. Pt's head
method for positioning a slightly tilted back.
patient prior to
intubating?
What is the H.E.A.V.E.N Evaluating the difficulty of an intubation.
acronym used for?
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