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EMT Quiz10 Questions and Answers Graded A+
1.
A 19-year-old female is found unconscious by her
remove
the
airway
and
be
roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her prepared to suction her
breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyn-
oropharynx.
geal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should:
2.
A man was found unresponsive in his bed at home.
There is no evidence of injury and the patient's med-
ical history is not known. The patient's face is cyan-
otic, yet the pulse oximeter reads 98%. Which of the
following would most likely explain this?
3.
A patient who is suspected of being hypoxic and is
breathing adequately should be given supplemental
oxygen with a:
Carbon
Monoxide
poisoning
nonrebreathing
mask.
4.
During your assessment of a patient with respiratory
a lower airway
obstruction.
distress, you hear wheezing when listening to breath
sounds. This indicates:
5.
How
does
CPAP
improve
oxygenation
and
ventilation
It forces the alveoli open and
in patients with certain respiratory problems?
6.
In which of the following patients would the head
tilt-chin lift maneuver be the most appropriate
method of opening the airway?
pushes more oxygen across
the alveolar membrane.
a 37-year-old female who
is found unconscious in her
bed.
7.
Irregular
respirations
characterized
by
an
increasing
Cheyne-Stokes
respirations.
rate and depth of breathing followed by periods of
apnea are called:
8.
The nasopharyngeal airway is most beneficial be-
cause it:
