AEMT Airway Management and Ventilation 2

Question 1

A patient with a nasal fracture and suspected basilar skull fracture needs an airway adjunct. You should:

Accepted Answer

Avoid the nasopharyngeal route and use an OPA or supraglottic device instead

Answer

Insert an NPA immediately because it is safer than an OPA

Answer

Attempt nasotracheal intubation

Answer

Apply only a non-rebreather mask

Question 2

What is the maximum amount of time you should suction an adult's airway in a single pass?

Accepted Answer

15 seconds

Answer

5 seconds

Answer

30 seconds

Answer

60 seconds

Question 3

Sellick's maneuver (cricoid pressure) is applied to:

Accepted Answer

Compress the cricoid ring posteriorly to occlude the esophagus and reduce aspiration risk

Answer

Open the airway by lifting the thyroid cartilage

Answer

Relieve a complete foreign-body airway obstruction

Answer

Improve mask seal during BVM ventilation

Question 4

Which of the following is a sign of adequate ventilation in an adult patient receiving BVM ventilations?

Accepted Answer

EtCO2 of 35–45 mmHg

Answer

SpO2 of 88% with rising trend

Answer

Increasing abdominal distension

Answer

Decreasing pulse oximetry readings

Question 5

A patient is intubated and has bilateral breath sounds but high resistance when squeezing the BVM. The MOST likely cause is:

Accepted Answer

Bronchospasm or tension pneumothorax

Answer

Esophageal intubation

Answer

Right mainstem intubation

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The tube is too short

Question 6

The nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) is preferred over the OPA in a patient who:

Accepted Answer

Is semi-conscious and has an intact gag reflex

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Is completely unresponsive with no gag reflex

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Has bleeding from the nares

Answer

Requires ventilation via BVM