Deck 14: Artificial Ventilation

Question 1

Which of the following creates negative pressure inside the chest as air is sucked into the lungs?

A) Abnormal ventilation
B) Normal ventilation
C) Negative-pressure ventilation
D) Positive-pressure ventilation

Answer 1

Normal ventilation

Question 2

To compress the esophagus, you should apply pressure to the

A) thyroid gland.
B) thyroid cartilage.
C) cricoid cartilage.
D) cricothyroid membrane.

Answer 2

cricoid cartilage.

Question 3

You are called to treat a hiker in the mountains. She is flushed and her mucous membranes appear slightly blue. You suspect that the patient is suffering from

A) inadequate ventilation.
B) a foreign body airway obstruction.
C) inadequate airway.
D) low oxygen levels.

Answer 3

low oxygen levels.

Question 4

You are performing positive pressure ventilation on a newborn baby. How many breaths per minute would you administer?

A) 40 to 60
B) 20 to 40
C) 12 to 20
D) 10 to 12

Question 5

During which of the following types of ventilation would you place a thin film of plastic or silicone on the patient's face?

A) Mouth-to-barrier
B) Mouth-to-mask
C) Non-breather mask
D) By-Blow

Question 6

Which of the following devices directs the patient's exhaled breath away from the EMT and contains a (HEPA) filter?

A) Positive pressure ventilator
B) Bag-mask device
C) Face shield
D) Resuscitation mask

Question 7

You are using a bag-mask device with supplemental oxygen, but no reservoir, and a flow rate of 15 L/min. There is a good face-to-mask seal. What percentage of oxygen are you delivering?

A) 25-40%
B) 90-100%
C) 21%
D) 40-60%

Question 8

Your patient fell off a ladder and is not breathing. You are the only rescuer on scene and want to begin ventilating with a bag mask immediately. You place him on his back, open his airway, and insert an oral airway device. You should next

A) create a face-to-mask seal by forming a C around the ventilation port with your thumb and index finger.
B) apply a bag mask device and squeeze the bag every 3-5 seconds until you see his chest gently rise.
C) position the narrow portion of the mask over the bridge of his nose and the wide part over his lower lip and chin.
D) lift up slightly on the jaw with your 3rd through 5th fingers, bringing the patient's jaw up to the mask as you tilt his head backward.

Question 9

To provide adequate ____________ when ventilating with a bag mask, you must ensure that there is a tight mask seal and adequate compression.

A) tidal volume
B) residual volume
C) minute volume
D) vital capacity

Question 10

Which of the following patients would you have trouble ventilating with a bag mask?

A) A very small female patient
B) A patient with head trauma
C) A male patient with a beard
D) A 50 year old male patient

Question 11

Another name for a flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device is

A) bag-mask device.
B) pocket face mask.
C) positive pressure ventilator.
D) manually triggered ventilation.

Question 12

When performing bag-mask-to-stoma breathing on a patient who does not have a tracheostomy tube, you should

A) perform a standard bag-to-mask process.
B) use a mouth-to-barrier device instead.
C) remove the mask and place the bag mask tube over the stoma.
D) apply oxygen directly to the stoma using a pediatric face mask.
Difficulty: Medium

Question 13

You need to administer positive-pressure ventilation to a patient. Which of the following do you use?

A) Mouth-to-mask
B) By-blow oxygen
C) Non-breather mask
D) Nasal cannula

Question 14

The ability of the patient's lung tissue to inflate with ventilation is known as

A) inflation.
B) compliance.
C) completeness.
D) distention.

Question 15

When ventilating an infant, you should squeeze the bag just until the chest rises to prevent gastric

A) rupture
B) bleeding
C) distention
D) bruising

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a positive-pressure ventilation action?

A) Mouth-to-mask
B) Nonbreather mask
C) Nasal cannula
D) By-blow oxygen

Question 17

Your team members are ventilating an unresponsive patient. To reduce the likelihood of vomiting and aspiration in the patient, you should

A) apply cricoid pressure.
B) insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
C) elevate the upper torso.
D) suction between ventilations.

Question 18

You are performing positive pressure ventilation on a 6 year old child. How many breaths per minute would you administer?

A) 12 to 20
B) 20 to 40
C) 40 to 60
D) 10 to 12

Question 19

A bag-valve mask device is most commonly used to ventilate

A) a patient with a foreign body airway obstruction.
B) a patient with respiratory disease.
C) any patient that needs oxygen.
D) a nonbreathing patient.
Difficulty: Medium

Question 20

You are using a bag-valve mask with an oxygen reservoir at a flow rate of 15 L/min. There is a good face-to-mask seal. What percent of oxygen are you delivering to the patient?

A) 25-40%
B) 40-60%
C) 90-100%
D) 21%

Question 21

Your patient is speaking in full sentences, but is pale and breathing slowly through his mouth. You tell him that you want to apply a mask, but he worries that he will feel "smothered." You should

A) begin by holding the mask near his face.
B) insert an oral airway
C) only apply the mask if his vital signs worsen.
D) apply a nasal cannula.

Question 22

You are performing rescue breathing on a female patient. Her chest does not rise and fall with each ventilation administered, and her color is not improving. You suspect

A) a flail chest.
B) perfusion.
C) agonal breathing.
D) inadequate ventilation.

Question 23

When performing bag-mask-to-stoma ventilations for a patient with a tracheostomy tube, you should

A) perform a standard bag-to-mask process.
B) place a pediatric face barrier or mask directly over the stoma.
C) use a mouth to barrier device instead.
D) connect the bag mask device to the tube without the mask.

Question 24

How should you position an infant's head when applying a bag-mask device?

A) Turned to the side
B) Chin slightly down
C) Moderately extended
D) Neutral position