The EMT Has Just Placed an Endotracheal Tube in an Unresponsive

question 11

Multiple Choice

The EMT has just placed an endotracheal tube in an unresponsive patient who is vomiting. Placement has been confirmed. With the placement of this airway, the EMT recognizes that:

• A) the head-tilt, chin-lift still must be maintained.
• B) the tongue still can block the airway.
• C) the risk of aspiration is eliminated.
• D) maintaining a seal with the bag-valve mask is easier.

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Definitions:

Demand Increases

A situation where there is a rise in the quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which supply and demand for a product or service balance, leading to an stable market condition.

Supply Declines

A situation where the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing to sell at a given price decreases.

Demand Rises

An increase in the quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price level.