What is the smallest part of a child's airway?
a. just above the epiglottis
b. just below the vocal cords
c. just below the carina
d. just above the bronchi
B
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A football player injured his knee during practice and is in pain. His left knee is swollen, ecchymotic, and flexed in an upward position. Your partner reports that the distal skin is warm, and he has located a weak pedal pulse. Which one of the following should you perform immediately?
A) Place the patient on a long spine board and apply the traction splint en route to the hospital. B) Realign and straighten the injured knee and then immobilize it by binding it to the other leg. C) Splint the knee in the position found prior to providing transport to the hospital. D) Apply a traction splint and straighten the knee until the pain is decreased.
A large scale test developed for evaluating performance of materials that may not remain in place during the tunnel test is:
A) NFPA® 265 B) NFPA® 286 C) ASTM-E84 D) ASTM-E89
A head box is classified as:
A) a high-flow delivery device B) a low-flow delivery device C) an enclosure D) none of the above
A vacuum splint has just been applied to the arm of a patient who fell backward from a chair while hanging drapes. Which statement or question should the EMT make or ask?
A. I need to feel your arm for tenderness. D. I am going to feel your wrist for a pulse now. C. I am wrapping the splint with a roller gauze to secure it. D. Can you rate your pain for me?