Which of the following is TRUE regarding complete airway obstruction?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding complete airway obstruction?
 
  A) The patient has difficulty speaking.
  B) The patient is coughing to try to expel the object.
  C) Airflow is neither felt nor heard from the nose or mouth.
  D) All of the above

Question 2

A car strikes a tree causing the passenger to strike his forehead against the dashboard. After the impact, the brain bounces back and forth within the skull. Based on the anatomy and physiology of the skull, which one of the following is TRUE?
 
  A) The frontal bone is the thinnest portion of the skull and most easily fractured.
  B) The brain will not be injured since the flexibility of the skull will absorb the force of the impact.
  C) The brain will not be injured unless an object on the dashboard penetrates the skull.
  D) The ridges of the basilar skull can injure the brain as it moves back and forth.

Question 3

You arrive on the scene of the local steak restaurant. You find a 34-year-old man that is standing by the table grabbing at his throat. He is trying to cough and you hear high-pitched sounds coming from his airway. Which of the following BEST describes his respiratory problem?
 
  A) Complete airway obstruction
  B) Partial airway obstruction with poor air exchange
  C) Lower airway obstruction
  D) Partial airway obstruction with adequate air exchange

Question 4

Injuries to the head that result in the stretching, tearing, and disruption of the CNS are called:
 
  A) subdural hematomas.
  B) cerebral contusion.
  C) diffuse axonal injuries.
  D) basilar skull fractures.

Question 5

Your patient is a 72-year-old man with a history of COPD. He is complaining of shortness of breath and his pulse oximeter reading is 74 percent on room air. You hear very little air movement upon auscultation over the lung fields. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the appropriate treatment for this patient?
 
  A) Administer high flow oxygen and give ventilatory assistance if necessary.
  B) Withhold oxygen due to the patient's hypoxic drive.
  C) Have the patient breathe into a paper bag to increase the PaCO2.
  D) Immediately administer 1 amp of sodium bicarbonate to decrease acidosis.