Airway management

Question 1

The term for difficulty in breathing is:

a) Tachypena
b) Apnea
c) Hyponea
d) Dyspnea

Answer 1

d) Dyspnea

Question 2

The best method of opening an airway in a suspected c-spine injury patient is:

a) Head tilt
b) Head tilt, chin lift
c) Head tilt, neck lift
d) Jaw thrust

Answer 2

d) Jaw thrust

Question 3

What is the preferred order for dealing with an airway problem?

a) Head-tilt, chin lift: oropharyngeal: i Gel airway
b) Crichothyrotomy: Endo-tracheal intubation: Nasopharyngeal tube
c)Head tilt, chin lift, laryngeal mask, oropharyngeal tube
d) Laryngeal mask,Endo-tracheal intubation, jaw thrust

Answer 3

a) Head-tilt, chin lift: oropharyngeal: i Gel airway

Question 4

In a recompression chamber, a cuff on a LMA or ET tube should be filled with?

a) Air
b) Petroleum jelly
c) Saline
d) Water based lubricant

Answer 4

c) Saline

Question 5

Advantages of the LMA or supraglottic airway (iGel) over ET tube include:

a) Easier to insert
b) Reducce risk of trauma
c) Less equipment required
d) All of the above

Answer 5

d) All of the above

Question 6

When inserting an artificial airway you should take no longer than ……. seconds between ventilations

a) 20
b) 30
c) 40
d) 50

Answer 6

a) 20

Question 7

When using a suction device it is important to:

a) Suction everywhere even if you can’t see the tip
b) Suction as you insert the suction tip
c) Suction only where you can see the tip of feel where it rests
d) Start the suction device on a high setting

Answer 7

c) Suction only where you can see the tip of feel where it rests

Question 8

The correct length for an oropharyngeal airway (Guedel) is:

a) The distance from the incisors to the angle of the jaw
b) The distance from the corner of the mouth to the tragus of the ear
c) Use size 6 for females and size 7 for males
d) Both (a) and (b) are correct

Answer 8

b) The distance from the corner of the mouth to the tragus of the ear

Question 9

Unconscious patients could possibly reject an OP airway

True or False

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Indications for the use of the nasopharyngeal airway include:

a) Base of skull fracture
b) Oral trauma
c) Nasal trauma
d) All of the above

Answer 10

d) All of the above

Question 11

The correct method of inserting a laryngeal mask airway is:

a) Inflation, lubrication, insertion
b) Lubrication, deflation, insertion
c) Deflation, insertion, lubrication
d) Inflation, deflation, lubrication, insertion

Answer 11

d) Inflation, deflation, lubrication, insertion

Question 12

Regarding size, it is safer to go for a larger LMA or iGel if you are in doubt

True or False

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Correct placement of an iGel or LMA can be checked by

a) Ventilation it using using a Bag Valve Mask whilst listenting to the chest.
b) Listing for leaks while ventilating
c) Observing bilateral chest movement
d) All of the above

Answer 13

d) All of the above

Question 14

Except in a few cases, if a patient is not breathing normally, the most important action to do next is:

a) Early onset of CPR
b) Notifying the emergency services
c) Checking for a pulse
d) Begin secondary survey

Answer 14

b) Notifying the emergency services