EMT

Review 316 EMT practice questions with answer explanations and community insights.

Question 1

What differences in a child’s airway might make airway management more difficult than in an adult?

  1. a smaller jaw and a proportionally larger tongue
  2. smaller jaw, smaller teeth
  3. There are no anatomic differences that affect airway management in children versus adults.
  4. longer airway and small tongue

Question 2

A normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____, while a normal respiratory rate for a newborn is ____.

  1. 12 to 20 and 16 to 24
  2. 12 to 20 and 30 to 60
  3. 22 to 30 and 50
  4. 8 to16 and 20 to 40

Question 3

What is the first thing you should do before inserting a nasopharyngeal airway?

  1. Select the correct size.
  2. Make sure the patient does not have a gag reflex.
  3. Tilt the head back, lube the airway, and insert it into the nostril.
  4. Look up the nose to make sure the nostrils are large enough for a nasopharyngeal airway.

Question 4

Emergency care for patients who are not breathing adequately but have a pulse includes all of the following except ____.

  1. airway management
  2. supplemental oxygen
  3. CPR
  4. ventilatory support

Question 5

You arrive on scene to find a young woman who is having trouble talking. She has hives and is starting to gasp for air. Her friend says she was just stung by a bee. Your immediate actions should include all of the following except ____.

  1. provide airway support.
  2. assess the bee sting for signs of an infection.
  3. administer epinephrine (If your state and local EMS protocols allow).
  4. administer supplemental oxygen.
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