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Basic Airway Adjuncts

Geismar Volunteer fire department

  1.  
    To select the proper size oropharyngeal airway, you should measure from the:
    A. corner of the mouth to the superior ear. B. corner of the mouth to the earlobe. C. angle of the jaw to the center of the mouth.
  2.  
    A 19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should:
    A. select a smaller oropharyngeal airway and attempt to insert it. B. remove the airway and be prepared to suction her oropharynx. C. continue to insert the airway as you suction her oropharynx
  3.  
    The nasopharyngeal airway is most beneficial because it:
    A. effectively maintains the airway of a patient in cardiopulmonary arrest B. can maintain a patent airway in a semiconscious patient with a gag reflex. C. can effectively stabilize fractured nasal bones if it is inserted properly.
  4.  
    It is mandatory that two responders are needed to insert an oral airway
    A. True B. False
  5.  
    You should always know your local EMS protocols before inserting airways
    A. False B. True
  6.  
    You have a patient who is unresponsive from an assault. The patient meets criteria for an oral airway, however the assailant is still on scene. You should:
    A. Ignore the assailant and assist the patient B. Wait until law enforcement makes the scene safe C. Have you EMS partner detain the suspect so you can treat the patient
  7.  
    A nasopharyngeal airway is inserted:
    A. with the bevel pointing downward if inserted into the left nare B. into the larger nostril with the tip pointing away from the septum C. into the smaller nostril with the tip following the roof of the nos
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Basic Airway Adjuncts (Answer Key)

Geismar Volunteer fire department

  1.  
    To select the proper size oropharyngeal airway, you should measure from the:
    A. corner of the mouth to the superior ear. B. corner of the mouth to the earlobe. C. angle of the jaw to the center of the mouth.
  2.  
    A 19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should:
    A. select a smaller oropharyngeal airway and attempt to insert it. B. remove the airway and be prepared to suction her oropharynx. C. continue to insert the airway as you suction her oropharynx
  3.  
    The nasopharyngeal airway is most beneficial because it:
    A. effectively maintains the airway of a patient in cardiopulmonary arrest B. can maintain a patent airway in a semiconscious patient with a gag reflex. C. can effectively stabilize fractured nasal bones if it is inserted properly.
  4.  
    It is mandatory that two responders are needed to insert an oral airway
    A. True B. False
  5.  
    You should always know your local EMS protocols before inserting airways
    A. False B. True
  6.  
    You have a patient who is unresponsive from an assault. The patient meets criteria for an oral airway, however the assailant is still on scene. You should:
    A. Ignore the assailant and assist the patient B. Wait until law enforcement makes the scene safe C. Have you EMS partner detain the suspect so you can treat the patient
  7.  
    A nasopharyngeal airway is inserted:
    A. with the bevel pointing downward if inserted into the left nare B. into the larger nostril with the tip pointing away from the septum C. into the smaller nostril with the tip following the roof of the nos

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