The AEMT shows that he is correctly using the flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device ...

The AEMT shows that he is correctly using the flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device when he:

A) increases pressure if the air enters the stomach instead of the lungs.
B) ventilates the patient at a rate of 20 breaths per minute.
C) stops ventilating as soon as the patient's chest begins to rise.
D) administers each ventilation over a two- to three-second period.

Question 2

Your patient was involved in a serious motor-vehicle collision. Which one of the following assessment findings BEST helps to determine that the patient has a flail segment?

A) Paradoxical chest wall movement
B) Pain with inspiration
C) SpO2 reading lower than 90 percent
D) Shortness of breath

Question 3

You have arrived next to a patient who reportedly had a seizure. Assessment reveals him to be apneic with vomitus in the airway. He has a radial pulse, and his skin is cool and diaphoretic. Which one of the following should you do immediately?

A) Check breath sounds.
B) Apply a nonrebreather mask.
C) Start artificial ventilation.
D) Suction the airway.

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