Author Question: Which one of the following actions indicates that the EMT is correctly using a nonrebreather face ... (Read 14 times)

anshika · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

Which one of the following actions indicates that the EMT is correctly using a nonrebreather face mask on an adult patient?

A) He ensures that the reservoir fully collapses with each breath.
B) He instructs the patient to take deeper breaths when the mask is on.
C) He sets the oxygen flow rate to between 6 and 16 liters per minute.
D) He fully inflates the reservoir prior to placing it on the patient.

Question 2

As you enter the living room of an adult patient who called 911 for shortness of breath, you observe the patient sitting upright in a chair with a panicked look on her face, struggling to breathe. Her breathing rate appears to be fast and tidal volume poor. You can hear rhonchi from her lungs without the aid of a stethoscope. Once at her side, you initial care should be to:

A) apply oxygen immediately.
B) auscultate lung sounds.
C) establish her rate of breathing.
D) assess her airway.