EMT-B TRUE or FALSE 1

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  1. If a patient's heart stops beating, breathing may continue for several minutes.

    2. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  2. The nose, mouth, pharynx, and trachea are all parts of the respiratory system.

    3. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  3. When a patient's breathing stops completely, the patient is in respiratory failure.

    4. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  4. Typical skin coloration is one sign of adequate breathing.

    5. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  5. Abdominal breathing is a sign of inadequate breathing in an adult.

    6. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  6. Cyanosis is the term used to describe a blue or gray skin color.

    7. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  7. A nonrebreather mask with high-concentration oxygen is the best treatment for a nonbreathing patient.

    8. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  8. Head, neck, or spinal injury should be suspected in any unconscious trauma patient.

    9. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  9. The head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver should be used to open the airway of a patient with a suspected neck injury.

    10. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  10. When using the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver to open a patient's airway, place your fingertips on the bony part of the chin, not the soft tissues under the lower jaw.

    11. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  11. When opening an unconscious patient's airway, you may need to insert your thumb into the patient's mouth.

    12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  12. When using the jaw-thrust maneuver to open a patient's airway, stabilize the patient's head with you knees.

    13. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  13. Using a pocket face mask with supplemental oxygen to ventilate a patient delivers a higher volume of air than the bag-valve-mask device.

    14. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  14. A "pop-off" valve is an undesirable feature of some older bag-valve-mask devices.

    15. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  15. Most BVMs have a standard 15/22 mm connection to properly fit face mask and endotracheal tubes.

    16. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  16. According to AHA guidelines, at least 1000 ml of air should be delivered to non-breathing patient with each artificial ventilation.

    17. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  17. When using a BVM device, a mask seal can be more easily maintained when ventilations are performed by two rescuers.

    18. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  18. Nonbreathing adult patients should be ventilated at a rate of 12 times per minute.

    19. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  19. If the chest does not rise and fall during BVM ventilation, you should reposition the head to ensure an open airway.

    20. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  20. Using a pocket face mask with supplemental oxygen will deliver nearly 100% oxygen concentration to your patient.

    21. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  21. A pediatric-sized BVM mask can be used to establish a seal around a stoma.

    22. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  22. Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation devices may have an audible alarm when the relief valve is activated.

    23. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  23. If your patient does not tolerate an oropharyngeal airway at your first attempt, reopen the airway and insert it more aggressively.

    24. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  24. To ease insertion of a nasopharyngeal airway, it should be lubricated with petroleum jelly.

    25. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  25. Never suction a patient for more than 15 second at a time.

    26. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

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