When Using a Pocket Mask to Ventilate an Unresponsive Adult

question 102

Multiple Choice

When using a pocket mask to ventilate an unresponsive adult patient, the EMT must remember to always:

• A) deliver 1 breath every 3 seconds.
• B) maintain the head-tilt, chin-lift or jaw-thrust maneuver.
• C) ventilate at twice the patient's normal rate of breathing.
• D) provide each breath over 3 seconds.

---

Definitions:

Means-Ends Test

A method of ethics that evaluates actions by examining the goals they seek to achieve and the means used to achieve those goals.

Full Strict Scrutiny

A legal standard requiring the government to prove that a law or policy is necessary to achieve a compelling state interest and is narrowly tailored to achieve that interest.

Compelling Government Purpose

A legal concept referring to a reason the government may use to justify the imposition of restrictions that might otherwise infringe on individual rights, provided it is necessary for a significant public goal.

Separation of Powers

A foundational principle of governance where the state's responsibilities are divided among different branches, typically the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, to prevent the concentration of power.