Principles of Airway Management Chapter 1 Quiz
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What is the preferred method for most emergency intubations?

  • Bag-mask ventilation
  • Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) (correct)
  • Flexible endoscopy
  • Video laryngoscopy
  • What are the three fundamental clinical assessments to base the decision to intubate on?

  • Pulse, respiration rate, and body temperature
  • Oxygenation, breathing, and circulation
  • Airway patency, ventilation or oxygenation, and anticipated clinical course (correct)
  • Glasgow Coma Scale, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation
  • What is strong evidence of airway patency, protection, and cerebral perfusion?

  • Use of bag-mask ventilation
  • Consciousness and alertness
  • Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15
  • Ability to phonate with a clear voice (correct)
  • In the event of the failure of airway patency and intact protective reflexes, what can occur?

    <p>Aspiration of gastric contents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technique is used by the conscious, alert patient to maintain patency and protect against aspiration?

    <p>Musculature of the upper airway and protective reflexes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in emergency airway management?

    <p>Rapidly assessing the patient’s need and indication for intubation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is changing the fundamental decision-making in airway management?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What remains critically important in airway management despite the evolving technology?

    <p>Assessment of the patient’s predicted anatomic and physiologic difficulty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What sets in motion a complex series of actions required of the clinician in airway management?

    <p>Assessing the patient's need for intubation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What remains unchanged in airway management despite new technology and focus areas?

    <p>The importance of determining patients' physiological difficulty</p> Signup and view all the answers

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