1. Which of these conditions would the EMT associate with a hypoxic respiratory drive?

2. The EMT would recognize that administering continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at a pressure that is too high can cause:

3. Which statement made by an EMT shows that she understands how to suction patients in a field setting?

4. A patient complaining of shortness of breath and a history of asthma has the following vital signs: pulse, 96; respirations, 20 breaths/min; blood pressure, 132/86 mmHg; and SpO2, 92% on room air. Mild wheezing is noted bilaterally, and the patient states that she has run out of her rescue inhaler (albuterol). Regarding the patient's respiratory status, how should you initially administer oxygen?

5. The EMT believes that a patient is mildly hypoxic based on findings from the primary assessment. Which other sign could the EMT use to confirm his suspicion of mild hypoxia?

6. You are starting to ventilate a patient with a laryngectomy and stoma. As you provide the first few ventilations, you note that the air passes easily into the patient, but does not cause the chest to rise. Your next action should be to:

7. A patient who inhaled superheated steam in an industrial fire is most likely to exhibit which abnormal upper airway noise?

8. You have arrived on the scene of an assault in which several people were injured. You are directed to assist another crew with a patient who has been shot once. As you approach, you are told that the patient has slow and irregular breathing that is inadequate. You observe the patient being ventilated with a bag-valve mask while another EMT maintains her airway with the jaw- thrust maneuver. Based on your observation, where might you expect that this patient was shot?

9. Which tip should you give a new EMT about artificially ventilating a patient with the bag- valve mask?

10. In a healthy person, the primary stimulus to breathe is:

11. When using a therapy regulator, what can be readily observed by the EMT?

12. A 2-year-old boy who just seized must have his airway opened. When performing the head- tilt, chin-lift airway maneuver, the EMT must remember:

13. You are teaching a group of firefighters who are taking classes to become Emergency Medical Responders. The topic is artificial ventilation with the bag-valve mask (BVM). Which point related to use of the BVM is it important to emphasize?

14. What is obstructing the airway when snoring is heard?

15. Which statement made by an EMT with whom you are working for the first time shows he understands the use of the pocket mask?

16. The EMT has just placed an oropharyngeal airway in a patient. By doing so, what has the EMT accomplished?

17. Which description demonstrates the EMT knows how to correctly position the BVM on the patient's face?

18. A patient with a stoma and tracheostomy tube is responsive to painful stimuli. He has shallow respirations and is breathing at a rate of 6 times per minute. He has cyanosis of the fingertips and a weak, rapid radial pulse. Which strategy should be used in providing respiratory care to this patient?

19. When does hypoxia occur?

20. Which of these actions indicates that the EMT is correctly using a nonrebreather face mask on an adult patient?

21. You are caring for a 46-year-old male patient who is unresponsive. Which statement made by your partner indicates the need to immediately stop suctioning the patient's airway and resume positive pressure ventilation?

22. You have been called to a long-term nursing care facility for a 77-year-old female patient with Parkinson's disease. According to the nursing staff, she is more confused than normal and is to be transported to the emergency department for evaluation. Since the patient neither understands nor can answer any of your questions, which sign provides the best evidence that her breathing is adequate?

23. Which of these patients should the EMT suspect as being mildly hypoxic?

24. Typically, the highest continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) pressure used by the EMT without special permission from medical direction is:

25. While a 61-year-old female patient in cardiac arrest receives emergency care, you note that her abdomen grows larger with each ventilation provided from a bag-valve mask. Which instructions should you provide to your partner?