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Respiratory Emergencies & Airway Management Flashcards

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  1. A conscious coworker is having an acute asthma attack. What is the most appropriate first aid response?

    Answer: Assist with their prescribed inhaler and keep them in an upright position

    Helping the patient use their prescribed bronchodilator inhaler and keeping them upright (to ease breathing mechanics) are the priority first aid actions for an asthma attack.

  2. An adult worker is conscious but cannot speak, cough, or breathe due to a foreign-body airway obstruction. What is the FIRST action the first aider should take?

    Answer: Deliver firm abdominal thrusts

    For a conscious adult with a severe (complete) airway obstruction, abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) are performed immediately to dislodge the object.

  3. Which set of signs and symptoms BEST describes hyperventilation?

    Answer: Rapid deep breathing causing dizziness, tingling in hands, and lightheadedness

    Hyperventilation involves rapid, deep breathing that lowers CO₂ levels, leading to dizziness, tingling extremities, and lightheadedness.

  4. When a patient has a pulse but is not breathing, what is the correct rate for delivering rescue breaths to an adult?

    Answer: One breath every 5–6 seconds

    For an adult with a pulse but absent breathing, rescue breaths are delivered at a rate of approximately 10–12 per minute, or one breath every 5–6 seconds.

  5. Which feature BEST distinguishes an anaphylactic respiratory emergency from a simple asthma attack?

    Answer: Rapid progression with hives, swelling, and systemic signs

    Anaphylaxis rapidly progresses and involves systemic signs such as hives, angioedema, hypotension, and gastrointestinal symptoms in addition to bronchospasm.

  6. Cyanosis appearing around the lips and fingertips in a patient with breathing difficulty indicates:

    Answer: Hypoxia caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood

    Cyanosis is a bluish discoloration caused by deoxygenated hemoglobin, signaling that tissues are not receiving adequate oxygen.

  7. What is the appropriate first aid management for a worker who has inhaled smoke and is conscious but coughing severely?

    Answer: Move to fresh air, keep upright, monitor breathing, and call EMS

    Removing the victim from the source, positioning them upright to support breathing, and activating EMS are the correct priorities for smoke inhalation.