Which One of the Following Statements Made by an EMT

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements made by an EMT shows that she understands how to suction patients in a field setting?

A) "When caring for a young child, I suction for a minimum of 5 seconds."
B) "To thoroughly suction a patient, I insert the rigid-tip catheter past the base of the tongue and into the pharynx."
C) "It is helpful to pour sterile water into the patient's mouth to liquefy vomit and make it easier to suction."
D) "I only activate the suction device when I am withdrawing the suction catheter."