CPR Advanced Airway Management 4

Question 1

A patient with epiglottitis presents in severe respiratory distress. Which airway intervention should be attempted first?

Accepted Answer

Bag-valve-mask ventilation and transport

Answer

Immediate RSI with succinylcholine

Answer

Cricothyrotomy at the scene

Answer

Blind nasotracheal intubation

Question 2

During RSI, after administering succinylcholine you notice the patient develops masseter rigidity. This is most concerning for:

Accepted Answer

Malignant hyperthermia

Answer

Succinylcholine apnea

Answer

Anaphylaxis to succinylcholine

Answer

Laryngospasm

Question 3

A video laryngoscope provides an improved view but the paramedic cannot advance the tube into the trachea. The most likely cause is:

Accepted Answer

The tube angle does not match the hyperangulated blade curve

Answer

The screen is showing an esophageal view

Answer

The cuff is over-inflated before insertion

Answer

The patient's SpO2 is too low to intubate

Question 4

Which of the following correctly describes the Cormack-Lehane Grade III laryngoscopic view?

Accepted Answer

Only epiglottis visible, no glottis seen

Answer

Full glottis visible

Answer

Posterior glottis only visible

Answer

No structures recognizable

Question 5

In a pediatric patient, the narrowest portion of the upper airway is located at the:

Accepted Answer

Subglottic cricoid cartilage

Answer

Glottis

Answer

Vallecula

Answer

Nasopharynx

Question 6

When using a colorimetric CO2 detector after intubation, a persistent purple color after 6 ventilations indicates:

Accepted Answer

Esophageal intubation or cardiac arrest with no perfusion

Answer

Correct tracheal placement with normal CO2

Answer

Hyperventilation causing low CO2

Answer

Device malfunction only

Question 7

Which size endotracheal tube is most appropriate for an average adult female?

Accepted Answer

7.0–7.5 mm cuffed

Answer

6.0 mm cuffed

Answer

8.5–9.0 mm cuffed

Answer

5.0 mm uncuffed