Daily DOuble
List the steps in performing a head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver.
2. The steps are as follows:
• Position your hand on the patient’s forehead.
• Tilt the head back by applying backward pressure with the palm of your hand.
• Position the fingertips of your other hand under the bony part of the patient’s lower jaw.
• Lift the chin forward.
• At the same time, support the jaw and tilt the head back.
• Continue to press the other hand on the patient’s forehead in order to keep the head tilted back.
100
Quadruple Points
List three unusual sounds that may indicate an airway obstruction.
Stridor, gurgling, wheezing, snoring, etc.
100
Which of the following happens during inhalation?
a. The intercostal muscles expand
b. The diaphragm rises and expands
c. The diaphragm drops and flattens
d. The chest wall relaxes
C. The diaphragm drops and flattens
100
The head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver is used to open the airway of:
a. an unresponsive patient without a suspected spine injury.
b. a responsive patient with a suspected spine injury.
c. an unresponsive patient with a suspected spine injury.
d. any patient who has a cervical collar in place.
a. an unresponsive patient without a suspected spine injury.
100
How long should an adult patient who has vomited be suctioned?
a. As long as necessary to clear the airway
b. No more than 5 seconds
c. No more than 15 seconds
d. Only as long as it takes to back the catheter out of the patient’s mouth
C. no more than 15 seconds.
200
Which of the following is an anatomical difference between an adult patient and a child patient?
a. Airway structures are less easily obstructed in the child
b. The child has a larger mouth and nose
c. The tongue of the child takes up proportionally more space in the mouth
d. The airway structures may be more developed than in older adults.
C. The tongue of the child takes up proportionally more space in the mouth.
200
An oropharyngeal airway (OPA) is inserted into the mouth in which of the following positions?
a. Position of function
b. Sideways along the cheek
c. Upside down
d. Under the tongue
c. Upside down
200
You can determine that a patient’s airway is ____________ if she is alert and talking to you in a normal voice.
Open/Clear
200
Stridor is an indication of which of the following?
a. Obstruction of the upper airway
b. Narrowing airway of the lungs
c. Tongue blocking the airway
d. Fluid in the lungs
a. Obstruction of the upper airway
200
Quadruple Points
List five major components of the respiratory system.
Lungs, Trachea, larynx, pharynx, mouth, throat, etc.
300
List five signs of respiratory distress.
noisy breathing (such as wheezing, bubbling, or gurgling); use of accessory muscles in neck and chest; anxiety or restlessness; poor skin color or cyanosis; chest trauma
300
Oxygenation refers to:
a. the process of moving air in and out of the body.
b. the process of using oxygen in the body and transporting waste products.
c. placing oxygen mask on a patient.
d. levels of oxygen in the blood that will be carried to the body.
A. The process of moving air in and out of the body.
300
Daily Double
A condition in which there is an insufficient level of oxygen in the blood and tissues is called:
a. hypocarbia.
b. apnea.
c. hyperventilation.
d. hypoxi.a
D. Hypoxia
300
You fell in to a pumpkin patch that was rotten. Lose points
hahaha
300
The leaf-shaped structure that prevents food and fluids from entering the trachea is called the:
a. epiglottis.
b. larynx.
c. pharynx
d. diaphragm.
a. epiglottis
400
A sign that body tissues are not receiving enough oxygen is ____________, or a blue discoloration of the patient’s skin or mucous membranes.
Cyanosis
400
Quadruple Points
The ____________ - ____________ maneuver is the safest approach for opening the airway of a patient with suspected spine injury.
jaw thrust
400
The ____________ - ____________ / ____________ - ____________ maneuver is recommended for opening the airway of a patient who does not have a head or spine injury.
head-tilt/chin-lift
400
To determine the presence of breathing in an unresponsive patient, look for the ____________ and ____________ of the patient’s chest.
rise/fall
400
Happy Thanksgiving
You receive free points.
BOOM BOOM POW
500
Your team has been striken with hay fever and dies.
You lose points!!!!!
MEEHHHHHHH!!!!
500
A patient who can speak only a few words at a time may be in significant ________ distress.
respiratory
500
Double Points
Describe how electoral votes work.
Based on population
500
An oropharyngeal airway may be used to help maintain the open airway of an unresponsive patient who has no ____________ reflex.
gag
500
Double Points
Sounds that may indicate an airway obstruction include snoring, ____________, ____________, and ____________.