NBRC Airway Management

Question 1

Which laryngoscope blade is inserted into the vallecula (space between the epiglottis and base of tongue)?

Accepted Answer

Macintosh (curved) blade

Answer

Miller (straight) blade

Answer

Wisconsin blade

Answer

Wis-Hipple blade

Question 2

The correct endotracheal tube position is confirmed by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Presence of a cuff pilot balloon

Answer

Bilateral breath sounds on auscultation

Answer

End-tidal CO2 capnography waveform

Answer

Chest rise with ventilation

Question 3

The appropriate depth of insertion for an oral endotracheal tube in an average adult male is approximately:

Accepted Answer

23 cm at the lips

Answer

15 cm at the lips

Answer

20 cm at the lips

Answer

28 cm at the lips

Question 4

Which airway device is considered a supraglottic (extraglottic) airway?

Accepted Answer

Laryngeal mask airway (LMA)

Answer

Endotracheal tube

Answer

Tracheostomy tube

Answer

Endobronchial blocker

Question 5

Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) uses a sedative agent followed immediately by a neuromuscular blocking agent to:

Accepted Answer

Minimize time to intubation and reduce aspiration risk

Answer

Prolong preoxygenation time

Answer

Avoid need for a laryngoscope

Answer

Increase airway reflexes

Question 6

Cricothyrotomy provides emergency surgical airway access through the:

Accepted Answer

Cricothyroid membrane

Answer

Thyrohyoid membrane

Answer

Tracheal rings 2–4

Answer

Pyriform sinus