Emt airway - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EMT Basic Exam 2 Actual Questions and Answers / Verified Answers 2023/2024 You and your partner are treating a 66-year-old man who experienced a sudden onset of respiratory distress. He is conscious but is unable to follow simple verbal commands. Further assessment reveals that his breathing is severely labored and his oxygen saturation is 80%. You should: A. attempt to insert an oropharyngeal airway. B. assist his ventilations with a bag-mask device. C. apply a continuous positi...

A 29-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing and numbness in her lips. She tells you that she has a lot of stress and cannot take it anymore. Her vital signs are P 104, R 28 and deep, BP 118/88, and SpO2 100% on room air. You should suspect: Correct Answer-increased alveolar ventilation. An unresponsive 6-year-old male is taking shallow, irregular respirations once every 15 seconds. He has a weak carotid pulse. His mother tells you that he was playing alone in his room and was fine ...

West Coast EMT - Block 4 Exam 2023/2024 A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain? Select one: A. Lateral impact to the spine B. Secondary fall after the initial impact C. Direct trauma to the spinal column D. Energy transmission to the spine - ANSWER D. Energy transmission to the spine ...

EMT AIRWAY, RESPIRATION AND VENTILATION

NREMT Airway, Respiration, & Ventilation questions with correct answers

NREMT - Airway, Ventilation, & Respiration questions with correct answers

EMT Airway Exam with Answers Graded A+ 1. Which of the following is the pre- ferred initial method for providing artificial ventilations to an apneic adult? A: Two-person bag-valve-mask technique with 100% oxygen B: Mouth-to-mask technique with supplemental oxygen C: One-person bag-valve-mask technique with 100% oxygen D: Flow-restricted, oxygen-pow- ered ventilation device 2. The MOST effective way to de- termine if you are providing ad- equate volume during artificial ventilati...

NREMT Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation |130 questions with correct answers

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK #2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2023/2024) (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: Select one: A. start CPR and transport immediately. B. begin CPR until an AED is available. C. withhold CPR until he is defibrillated. D. determine if he has a valid living will. - ANSWER B. begin CPR until an AED is available. Basic life support (BLS) is defined as: Select one: A. basic lifesaving treatment that is perfor...

EMT Basic Exam 3 |Actual Exam| Questions and Answers| Multiple Choices| Verified Answers The MOST common and serious complication of a significant head injury is: A. cerebral edema. B. acute hypotension. C. a skull fracture. D. a hypoxic seizure. (Correct Answer: - A. cerebral edema. Moderate elevation in intracranial pressure with middle brain stem involvement is characterized by: A. increased blood pressure, bradycardia, reactive pupils, and rapid respiratio...