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3-44.
Symptoms of foreign-body airway
obstruction include which of the
following?
1.
Victim stops breathing
2.
Victim starts turning blue
3.
Victim loses consciousness for no
apparent reason
4.
All the above
3-45.
Artificial ventilation is indicated in which
of the following situations?
1.
To assist ventilation in partial airway
obstruction
2.
In carbon monoxide poisoning
3.
In lack of respiratory effort
4.
In cyanosis
3-46.
Dilated pupils in a patient receiving
artificial ventilation is an indication of
1.
overventilation
2.
adequate ventilation
3.
insufficient ventilation
4.
hypovolemia
3-47.
Artificial ventilation of a patient with a
badly displaced mandibular fracture is best
given
1.
by mouth-to-mouth ventilation
2.
by mouth-to-nose ventilation
3.
with an oxygen mask
4.
by the back-pressure arm-lift method
3-48.
The major problem you should anticipate
when relieving gastric distention is which
of the following?
1.
Reduced lung volume
2.
Internal bleeding
3.
Vomiting
4.
Cardiac arrest
3-49.
When ventilating an adult using the mouth-
to-mask method, how do you best obtain
an airtight seal?
1.
By fitting the apex of the mask over
the bridge of the nose
2.
By fitting the apex of the mask over
the chin
3.
By compressing the collar of an adult
mask
4.
By attaching an oxygen line
3-50.
What is the first step in preparing to
perform CPR?
1.
Check vital signs
2.
Determine unconsciousness
3.
Locate the sternum
4.
Establish a patent airway
3-51.
The best place to find the pulse of an
unconscious patient is in which of the
following arteries?
1.
Pulmonary
2.
Carotid
3.
Apical
4.
Radial
3-52.
A fracture of the xiphoid tip of the sternum
during CPR may cause significant damage
to the
1.
rib cage
2.
lungs
3.
spleen
4.
liver
3-53.
In one-rescuer CPR, the proper
compression to ventilation ratio is
1.
15 to 2
2.
2 to 15
3.
1 to 5
4.
5 to 1