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1Do not suction an adult for more than
A)3 seconds.
B)5 seconds.
C)10 seconds.
D)15 seconds.


2Which of the following signs indicate a complete airway obstruction?
A)absence of cough, speech, or breathing
B)weak, ineffective cough and a high-pitched noise on inhalation
C)wheezing between coughs
D)the ability to speak and to cough forcefully


3A six-year-old child is found unresponsive in the living room by his mother. No spinal injury is suspected. Which of the following maneuvers should you use to open the child's airway?
A)head tilt-chin lift maneuver
B)jaw-thrust without head tilt maneuver
C)tongue-jaw lift maneuver
D)Sellick maneuver


4Select the correct statement regarding the airway of an infant or a child.
A)The narrowest part of a child's airway is at the vocal cords.
B)The tongue of an infant or a child is large relative to the size of the mouth.
C)The supporting cartilage of a child's trachea is more developed than that of an adult.
D)An infant less than six months of age breathes primarily through the mouth.


5A 92-year-old man has a tracheal stoma. If it is necessary to provide positive-pressure ventilation for this patient, which of the following methods is preferred?
A)placing your mouth directly over the stoma
B)aiming a nasal cannula at the stoma
C)placing a nonrebreather mask over the stoma
D)placing a pediatric pocket mask over stoma


6A 35-year-old woman is choking in a restaurant. She is awake but is unable to cough or speak. She is quickly turning blue. Your first action should be to
A)tell her you are going to help her and perform abdominal thrusts.
B)place her on the floor and perform a jaw thrust without head tilt.
C)apply a pocket mask to her face and begin rescue breathing.
D)check for a pulse and prepare to perform chest compressions.


7An oropharyngeal airway can be used in responsive, semi-responsive, and unresponsive patients.
A)True
B)False


8A finger sweep may be used on responsive patients or unresponsive patients who have a gag reflex.
A)True
B)False





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