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NREMT; Airway, Respiration and Ventilationquestions with correct answers
Which of the following would not be a sign of poor perfusion? Correct
Answer-Erythema
Air that is exhaled contains approximately ________. Air that is inhaled
contains approximately ____________ Correct Answer-16% oxygen /
21% oxygen
Describe what cheyne-stokes respirations are and what type of patients
will present with them? Correct Answer-A breathing pattern with
periods of rapid and slow respirations alternating with periods of apnea.
Often associated with pts who have head injuries.
When assisting a patient with ventilation, there are five steps that need to
be followed. Which is the second step in the process? Correct Answer-
Place the mask over the patient's nose and mouth
You are preparing to suction secretions from your patient's airway, when
would you engage the suction action in the catheter? Correct Answer-
While suctioning secretions and withdrawing the catheter
Nitroglycerin is used to _________. Correct Answer-Dilate the vessels
,Which best describes oxygenation? Correct Answer-It is the process of
loading oxygen molecules onto hemoglobin molecules in the blood
stream and is required for internal respiration.
You and your partner Tom arrive on scene of a gang shooting where the
police have secured the area. There are two patients in their teens with
multiple gunshot wounds to the arms, legs, and chest. You would
immediately? Correct Answer-Apply 3-sided dressing to the chest
wounds and assess breathing while your partner treats the other patient
Dispatch reports a jet ski collision on a local lake. The reporting party
says that the two guys are in the water floating face down and one of
their buddies just jumped off the boat to help them. When you arrive on
scene the boat has just brought the two unconscious men to shore and
CPR and rescue breathing are in progress. The first man has a pulse but
is not breathing. The second man does not have a pulse and is apneic.
What ventilation rate will you use for the first man? What about the
second man? Correct Answer-10-12 ventilations per minute for the first
man and 6 ventilations per minute and 100 compressions for the second
man
You have been called to a home where a 1-year-old girl is in respiratory
distress, possible apnea. The caregiver called 911 after finding the girl
on the floor in front of the T.V. She does not know if the child is
breathing or not. Which of the following choices below contains the
most accurate facts related to this call? Correct Answer-Children have a
large tongue that takes up more of the oropharynx and can cause an
airway obstruction. Proper administration of CPR should include about
an inch of padding under the child's shoulders.
,Your patient has distended neck veins, you suspect they may have
___________. Correct Answer-A chest injury
An adult with a respiration rate of ______per minute would be
considered within normal limits. A child aged 3-5 with a respiration rate
of_______per minute would be considered within normal limits and an
infant who is breathing at________per minute would be considered
within normal limits. Correct Answer-16, 25, 40
All the following conditions can adversely affect respiration at the
cellular level except: Correct Answer-Diaphoresis
Rationale: Conditions that can adversely affect respiration at the cellular
level include: Hypoxia, hypoglycemia, and Infection. Diaphoresis or
sweating and doesn't influence cellular respiration.
During one person CPR you can assess ventilations by watching what?
Correct Answer-Bilateral rise and fall of the chest
You arrive on scene to find an 11-year-old girl who was struck by a
truck while riding her bike. She is unresponsive to painful stimuli and
has a large abrasion on her left side. She is breathing at 24 respirations
per minute and regular. Your next course of action would be? Correct
Answer-C-spine precautions and Administer high flow O2 with an NRB
, All of the following can have a profound effect on normal ventilation
except: Correct Answer-Vasoconstriction
The pediatric assessment triangle is composed of three elements: Correct
Answer-Circulation, Appearance, Work of Breathing
It's 20 degrees outside and your unit has been called to an apartment
complex where a man is having trouble breathing. You arrive to find the
man sitting in a tripod position on a bench. He has a portable O2 tank
and is receiving oxygen via a nasal cannula at 3 LPM. Your initial
assessment reveals that his breathing is rapid with minimal chest rise and
fall. Respiration rate is 20 breaths per minute and his pulse is 130. In a
hoarse voice the man tells you he has a history of COPD and is on a new
medication which he is unable to name. He denies any chest pain, but
says he is getting a headache. Which of the following scenarios is most
likely the cause for this man's breathing difficulties and how would you
treat him? Correct Answer-He is having an allergic reaction to the new
COPD medication. Move him to the ambulance and administer high
flow 02 via NRB
Your patient is apneic and you are assisting ventilations with a BVM.
Ventilations are difficult as a result of the patient's tongue blocking the
airway and you move to insert an oropharyngeal. What must you do to
insert it properly? Correct Answer-Measure the OPA from the corner of
the mouth to the earlobe
Which of the following choices would be included in the lower airway?
Correct Answer-Trachea - bronchial tree - alveoli
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