Question

You are on scene with a 44-year-old female who is complaining of feeling anxious and states, “I can’t breathe.” You should do the following:

Accepted Answer

Assess her respiratory rate and rhythm, check her oxygen saturation, and listen to her lungs.

Answer

Perform an abdominal thrust; she may be choking.

Answer

Immediately start manually ventilating since she said she can’t breathe.

Answer

Place a non-rebreather mask and turn the flow to 6 LPM.

Question 8 - Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation Practice Test for the EMT Test