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You are attempting to ventilate a patient through a stoma and you notice that the patient's chest does
not rise completely. You feel an escaping from the patient's mouth and nose. Your next step should be
to:
a) Perform abdominal thrusts
b) Reposition the head and attempt to reventilate
c) manually seal the patient's mouth and nose
d) Blow more forcefully - ✔✔c) manually seal the patient's mouth and nose
A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a suspected spinal cord
injury is that:
a) The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated only if this can be
done without moving the cord
b) The airway always takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened regardless of
the damage it might do to the cord
c) There is no difference in management; in the presence of cord injury, the airway is still opened in the
usual way
d) Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord - ✔✔b) The
airway always takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened regardless of the
damage it might do to the cord
When ventilating an infant with inadequate breathing, rescue breaths should be given at a rate of
1 breath every:
a) 2 seconds
b) 4 seconds
,c) 6 seconds
d) 8 seconds - ✔✔b) 4 seconds
Which of the following organs is MOST SUSCEPTIBLE to damage if you place your hands on the xiphoid
process during chest compression?
a) Kidney
b) Liver
c) Spleen
d) Appendix - ✔✔b) Liver
You are called to the scene of a drowning. The patient is still in the water and is pulseless and
apneic. When should you begin CPR?
a) Immediately upon reaching the patient in the water
b) After removing the patient from the water
c) When a second rescuer reaches the patient in the water
d) While in the water and supporting the patient's thorax - ✔✔b) After removing the patient from
the water
During two-rescuer CPR, at what point is it appropriate to change compressors?
a) After each cycle
b) After 2 minutes
c) After 2 cycles
d) After 5 minutes - ✔✔b) After 2 minutes
All of the following are criteria for effective chest compressions in an adult EXCEPT:
a) Compress the chest hard and fast
b) minimize interruptions during compressions
c) Allow for full chest recoil
d) Pause chest compressions to check the pulse each minute - ✔✔d) Pause chest compressions to
check the pulse each minute
, When it is necessary to perform CPR, while transporting a patient on a stretcher, the EMS Provider
should:
a) Move the stretcher as rapidly as possible to get the victim to a hospital promptly
b) Move the stretcher slowly so that effective CPR can continue
c) Keep the stretcher in a high position, especially when going down stairs
d) Keep the patient's head raised in order to make ventilation easier - ✔✔b) Move the stretcher
slowly so that effective CPR can continue
When you are palpating pulse in an infant, the American Heart Association standards recommend
that you palpate a/an:
a) Radial pulse
b) apical pulse
c) brachial pulse
d) carotid pulse - ✔✔c) brachial pulse
When performing CPR on an infant, the MINIMUM rate of chest compressions is:
a) 80 per minute
b) 100 per minute
c) 130 per minute
d) 150 per minute - ✔✔b) 100 per minute
When using- a non-rebreather mask with an oxygen reservoir, the EMS Provider should adjust the liter
flow to:
a) 4 liters/min
b) 8 liters/min
c) 15 liters/min
d) 25 liters/min - ✔✔c) 15 liters/min
Which of the following statements regarding nasopharyngeal airways is TRUE?
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