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Question 1
Single choice

What differences in a child's airway might make airway management more difficult than in an adult?

A.

a smaller jaw and a proportionally larger tongue

B.

smaller jaw, smaller teeth

C.

There are no anatomic differences that affect airway management in children versus adults.

D.

longer airway and small tongue

Question 2
Single choice

A normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____, while a normal respiratory rate for a newborn is ____.

A.

12 to 20 and 16 to 24

B.

12 to 20 and 30 to 60

C.

22 to 30 and 50

D.

8 to16 and 20 to 40

Question 3
Single choice

What is the first thing you should do before inserting a nasopharyngeal airway?

A.

Select the correct size.

B.

Make sure the patient does not have a gag reflex.

C.

Tilt the head back, lube the airway, and insert it into the nostril.

D.

Look up the nose to make sure the nostrils are large enough for a nasopharyngeal airway.

Question 4
Single choice

Emergency care for patients who are not breathing adequately but have a pulse includes all of the following except ____.

A.

airway management

B.

supplemental oxygen

C.

CPR

D.

ventilatory support

Question 5
Single choice

You arrive on scene to find a young woman who is having trouble talking. She has hives and is starting to gasp for air. Her friend says she was just stung by a bee.

Your immediate actions should include all of the following except ____.

A.

provide airway support.

B.

assess the bee sting for signs of an infection.

C.

administer epinephrine (If your state and local EMS protocols allow).

D.

administer supplemental oxygen.

Question 6
Single choice

You're called to a home and find an unresponsive male. Family members said he "passed out." You

assess the scene to be safe.

The next thing you should do is:

A.

Check the patient's blood sugar; he might be a diabetic.

B.

Get a blood pressure to determine if it's too low and may have caused him to pass out.

C.

Get a temperature to determine if he has heat stroke.

D.

Simultaneously check for a pulse and breathing.

Question 7
Single choice

Wheezing can be described as ____.

A.

a high-pitched whistling sound

B.

tiny popping sound

C.

wet, crackling sound

D.

loud snoring sound

Question 8
Single choice

You're responding to a call for a 44-year-old woman who is complaining of feeling anxious and states, "I can't breathe."

You should do the following:

A.

Perform an abdominal thrust; she may be choking.

B.

Assess her respiratory rate and rhythm, check her oxygen saturation and listen to her lungs.

C.

Place a non-rebreather mask and turn the flow to 6 LPM.

D.

Immediately start manually ventilating since she said she can't breathe.

Question 9
Single choice

When assessing breathing, tidal volume refers to ____.

A.

whether a person inhales and exhales for the same amount of time

B.

the rate at which a person breathes

C.

the depth of the breath

D.

how regular breathing appears

Question 10
Single choice

You are treating an adult patient who is unresponsive and just vomited. You need to suction his airway.
You should suction the patient's airway for no more than ______ at a time.

A.

10-15 seconds

B.

15-20 seconds

C.

less 5 seconds

D.

as long as it takes to remove all of the vomit from the airway

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