Before beginning an intubation procedure, the practitioner should check and confirm the opera-tion of which of the following?
1. Laryngoscope light source
2. Endotracheal tube cuff
3. Suction equipment
4. Cardiac defibrillator
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 3, and 4 only
Q. 2 While checking a Miller and a MacIntosh blade on an intubation tray during an emergency intu-bation, you find that the Miller blade lights but the MacIntosh blade does not. What should you do now?
a. Swap the defective MacIntosh for the good Miller blade.
b. Check and replace the bulb in the MacIn-tosh blade.
c. Replace the batteries in the laryngoscope handle.
d. Check and clean the laryngoscope handle electrical contact.
Q. 3 What size endotracheal tube would you select to intubate an adult female?
a. 6 mm
b. 7 mm
c. 8 mm
d. 9 mm
Q. 4 What size endotracheal tube would you select to intubate a 1500-g newborn infant?
a. 2.5 mm
b. 3.0 mm
c. 3.5 mm
d. 4.0 mm
Q. 5 What size endotracheal tube would you select to intubate a 3-year-old child?
a. 3.0 to 4.0 mm
b. 4.5 to 5.0 mm
c. 5.5 to 6.0 mm
d. 6.0 to 7.0 mm
Q. 6 What is the purpose of a tracheostomy tube obturator?
a. To minimize trauma to the tracheal muco-sal during insertion
b. To provide a patent airway should the tube become obstructed
c. To help ascertain the proper tube position by radiograph
d. To provide a means to inflate and deflate the tube cuff
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