FISDAP Airway practice questions
C. maintain an open airway - (correct Answer) - You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female
lying on the floor of her living room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to"
A. begin chest compressions
B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness
A. volume of air inhaled on a single breath - (correct Answer) - Tidal volume is best defined as the:
A. volume of air inhaled on a single breath
B. volume of air that remains in the upper airway
C. total volume of air that the lungs are capable of holding
D. volume of air moved in and out of the lungs each minute
D. an air embolism
(Any of these could be associated with dive incidents but these signs and symptoms are indicative of an
air embolism. Divers who suffer from decompression sickness, or the bends, typically do not develop
signs and symptoms of the bends for 12 to 24 hours after their dive. Barotrauma usually occurs as the
diver is ascending or descending.) - (correct Answer) - You are called to assist s SCUBA diver who is
having trouble breathing. The patient states that it started approximately 15 minutes after she surfaced.
She complains of chest pain, dizziness, blurred vision and nausea and vomiting. The patient is most likely
suffering from:
A. pneumothorax
B. decompression sickness
C. barotrauma
D. an air embolism
A. hypoxia - (correct Answer) - You are suctioning your patient's airway. One of the biggest side effects of
suctioning is:
A. hypoxia
B. aspiration
C. suction power
D. suction catheter clogging
, B. TB - (correct Answer) - EMTs should wear high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirators when they
are in contact with patients who would have which of the following?
A. HIV
B. TB
C. open wounds
D. hepatitis B
C. remove the patient from the house to your ambulance - (correct Answer) - You are called to assist a
60-year-old female who consists of a severe headache. Upon entering the home, you smell a strong odor
of natural gas. What is your first action?
A. check the patient's airway, breathing and circulation
B. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assess vital signs
C. remove the patient from the house to your ambulance
D. open all the windows and determine the source of the gas leak
D. alveoli - (correct Answer) - The air sacs in the lung where oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange occurs are
the
A. bronchioles
B. bronchi
C. epiglottis
D. alveoli
A. use a suction unit to immediately clear the airway - (correct Answer) - Your unconscious patient has
blood in his airway. You should:
A. use a suction unit to immediately clear the airway
B. apply oxygen using a nonrebreather mask at 15L/min
C. use a bag-valve mask to clear the airway
D. perform a finger sweep to remove the blockage
C. the patient will become hypoxic during this time - (correct Answer) - You should not suction a patient's
airway for more than 15 seconds because:
A. the patient's tongue may be injured
B. the suction unit's batter may drain too quickly
C. the patient will become hypoxic during this time
C. maintain an open airway - (correct Answer) - You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female
lying on the floor of her living room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to"
A. begin chest compressions
B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness
A. volume of air inhaled on a single breath - (correct Answer) - Tidal volume is best defined as the:
A. volume of air inhaled on a single breath
B. volume of air that remains in the upper airway
C. total volume of air that the lungs are capable of holding
D. volume of air moved in and out of the lungs each minute
D. an air embolism
(Any of these could be associated with dive incidents but these signs and symptoms are indicative of an
air embolism. Divers who suffer from decompression sickness, or the bends, typically do not develop
signs and symptoms of the bends for 12 to 24 hours after their dive. Barotrauma usually occurs as the
diver is ascending or descending.) - (correct Answer) - You are called to assist s SCUBA diver who is
having trouble breathing. The patient states that it started approximately 15 minutes after she surfaced.
She complains of chest pain, dizziness, blurred vision and nausea and vomiting. The patient is most likely
suffering from:
A. pneumothorax
B. decompression sickness
C. barotrauma
D. an air embolism
A. hypoxia - (correct Answer) - You are suctioning your patient's airway. One of the biggest side effects of
suctioning is:
A. hypoxia
B. aspiration
C. suction power
D. suction catheter clogging
, B. TB - (correct Answer) - EMTs should wear high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirators when they
are in contact with patients who would have which of the following?
A. HIV
B. TB
C. open wounds
D. hepatitis B
C. remove the patient from the house to your ambulance - (correct Answer) - You are called to assist a
60-year-old female who consists of a severe headache. Upon entering the home, you smell a strong odor
of natural gas. What is your first action?
A. check the patient's airway, breathing and circulation
B. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assess vital signs
C. remove the patient from the house to your ambulance
D. open all the windows and determine the source of the gas leak
D. alveoli - (correct Answer) - The air sacs in the lung where oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange occurs are
the
A. bronchioles
B. bronchi
C. epiglottis
D. alveoli
A. use a suction unit to immediately clear the airway - (correct Answer) - Your unconscious patient has
blood in his airway. You should:
A. use a suction unit to immediately clear the airway
B. apply oxygen using a nonrebreather mask at 15L/min
C. use a bag-valve mask to clear the airway
D. perform a finger sweep to remove the blockage
C. the patient will become hypoxic during this time - (correct Answer) - You should not suction a patient's
airway for more than 15 seconds because:
A. the patient's tongue may be injured
B. the suction unit's batter may drain too quickly
C. the patient will become hypoxic during this time
