EMR 11

Which of the following best reflects manual suction devices?

they are compact and lightweight

Which assessment is the highest priority when preparing to insert an oropharyngeal airway (OPA)?

unconsciousness

When preparing to suction a child using a mechanical suction device, you would limit each suction attempt to no more than:

10 seconds

You are inserting an OPA into an adult. As you reach the back of the throat, the patient begins to gag. Which of the following would you do next?

immediately remove the airway

Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is experiencing a foreign body airway obstruction?

clutching the throat

In which situation would it be appropriate for you to use chest thrusts for an adult?

The patient is pregenant

Which of the following would indicate that an OPA is properly placed?

the flange rests on the patient’s lips

You are using a mechanical suction device. You would apply the suction

as you withdraw the catheter

When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult, which of the following would be appropriate to do?

place a fist just above the navel

Which child would be at greatest risk for a foreign body airway obstruction?

3-year-old

You arrive at a local playground in response to a call that a child is choking. The 8-year-old is responsive and coughing. The child’s mother is standing next to the child. Which of the following would you do first?

obtain consent from the mother to help the child

A nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) differs from an OPA in that an NPA:

does not cause the patient to gag

When inserting the NPA, insert the airway with the bevel directed toward the:

nasal septum