11/23/09
Ariway Management
1. Without oxygen, Irreversible brain damage occurs within:
A. 30 seconds
B. 5 minutes
C. 15 minutes
D. 30 minutes
2. Which is the appropriate method to open airway in an unconscious patient with suspected neck injury:
A. Head-tilt, chin-lift
B. Chin-lift
C. Jaw-thrust, chin-lift
D. Jaw-thrust
3. When using a laryngoscope and straight blade for intubation, place the tip of the blade:
A. under the tongue
B. under the epiglottis
C. in the vallecula
D. through the vocal cord
4. the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient is:
A. food
B. small objects
C. false teeth
D. tongue
5. Cricoid pressure is used to
A. prevent vomiting
B. compress trachea
C. displace the trachea posteriorly
D. displace the tongue
6. For proper assessment of breathing, the victim should be:
A. laying on the left side
B. in prone position
C. in supine position
D. in laying on the right side
7. A potential complication of using the bag-valve device may be:
A. pneumothorax
B. facial injury
C. abdominal distention
D. hyperventilation
8. When using a laryngoscope and curved blade for intubation, place the tip of the blade:
A. under the tongue
B. under the epiglottis
C. in the vallecula
D. through the vocal cord
9. A venturi mask delivers oxygen at a concentration of:
A. 24% to 50%
B. 50% to 75%
C. 75% to 95%
D. 10 to 20%
10 the preferred tidal volume when delivering bag-valve device ventilation is:
A. 5 to 10 mL/kg
B. 7 to 10mL/kg
C. 10 to 15 mL/kg
D. 15 to 20 mL/kg
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Answer: 1.B, 2.D, 3.B, 4.D, 5.C, 6.C, 7.A, 8.C, 9.A, 10.C.
