You are observing an EMT insert an oropharyngeal airway into the airway of a 36-year-old man who has overdosed on a street drug. Which one of the following observations indicates CORRECT technique?
A) The airway is inserted into the mouth upside-down and is then turned 180-degrees once it contacts the soft palate.
B) The airway is inserted in its normal anatomic position until the flange of the airway is 1 cm above the lips.
C) The EMT uses a tongue depressor to press the back of the tongue downward, and then inserts the oral airway upside-down.
D) The oral airway is introduced sideways into the mouth, and then rotated 180-degrees once it has reached the base of the tongue.
Question 2A patient has been shot in the chest with a rifle. Your assessment reveals a decreasing level of consciousness and inadequate breathing. Positive pressure ventilation is being administered, and you have covered the entrance wound located midclavicular at the second intercostal space on the left side of the chest. Which one of the following should you do next?
A) Get a full set of vital signs.
B) Place a cervical collar.
C) Look for an exit wound.
D) Obtain a blood pressure.
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