Exam 22: Non-Intubating Airway Management

CPAP devices are complex to use.

The ____ is the most commonly used device for providing assisted ventilation.

Constant retraining and practical experience are key elements to performing effective pediatric airway management.

The primary differences between basic adult and pediatric airway management relates to differences in ____.

Using the pocket mask requires only two skills: ____.

The knowledge and skill to perform intubations and other advanced airway maneuvers are the most critical tasks of the Parametric's practice to master.

Pediatric patients are more susceptible to gastric inflation and are less able to tolerate it.

Often some of the most basic techniques are the most critical and fundamental airway management skills a Paramedic can perform.

Pediatric patients generally suffer respiratory arrest secondary to cardiac arrest.

Oxygen can safely be administered at the high pressure at which it is stored in compressed oxygen cylinders.

For infants, ____________________ are the preferred method of clearing the airway.

Gastric inflation and subsequent vomiting and aspiration are significant risks associated with ____________________ ventilation.

CPAP provides ventilator support.

____ uses a combination of gas flow and resistance to exhalation to increase the minimum airway pressure.

Every bag-mask assembly has a method of attachment to an oxygen source.

____ involves the identifying the cricoid ring and assigning an individual to gently apply approximately 10 pounds of pressure in a posterior direction throughout airway management.

The variable flow devices are typically the easiest to use.

Ventilating the pediatric patient requires care to prevent ____.

The ____________________ mask is a face-mask device that is powered by the lungs.

The goal of assisted ventilation is to provide patients with approximately ____ breaths/minute that meet the patient's appropriate tidal volume.