Airway emergencies MCQ ALS for Pacific Family Medicine pre-course test. This is an open book exam, and candidates may refer to the Youtube videos, ALS handbook, or other resources. However, candidates may not ask other candidates for their answers - this is cheating! OK Question Title * 1. Please enter your name in the textbox ... OK Question Title * 2. The most common cause of airway obstruction is ... Croup Allergy Tongue Foreign body including false teeth OK Question Title * 3. In a conscious patient with a foreign body partially obstructing the airway and ineffective cough, what would next be used to clear the airway? Back blows and chest thrusts. Magill forceps. Heimlich manoeuvre. Finger sweep. OK Question Title * 4. A man with past anaphylaxis to bees is now feeling "terrible" 15 minutes after being stung, but there are no other symptoms or signs and his observations are normal. You would ... Keep under observation for at least 4 hours for signs of anaphylaxis. Give adrenaline and observe for at least 4 hours. Give corticosteroids and observe for at least 4 hours. Give antihistamines and observe for at least 4 hours. OK Question Title * 5. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the use of a Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)? An LMA may be used where other basic interventions have failed to establish an airway. An LMA may be used in cardiac arrest. An LMA may be used to protect the airway at risk of aspiration. An LMA may be used when bruising around the mastoids (Battle's sign) and eyes (racoon eyes). OK Question Title * 6. 2 hours after a house fire, a 45 year old man is seen with minor burns (erythema) of his face and neck, singeing of eyebrows and nasal hairs, and inspiratory stridor. You would next ... Perform endotracheal intubation and arrange urgent transfer. Perform a surgical airway and arrange urgent transfer. Give nebulised salbutamol and arrange urgent transfer. Give nebulised adrenaline and arrange urgent transfer. OK Question Title * 7. In which of the following circumstances is endotracheal intubation NOT necessary? To establish an airway where basic interventions have failed. To protect the airway when at risk of aspiration. For failure of breathing when unable to be corrected by other interventions. To establish and protect the airway in cardiac arrest. OK Question Title * 8. Whilst a 20 year old man is being observed in hospital following MVA, his condition deteriorates - GCS from 13 to 11, pulse from 105 to 130, systolic BP from 100 to 95, and oximetry from 96 to 92. Your next action would first be to ... Give a fluid bolus and examine for occult bleeding. Check his pupils. Assess his airway. Examine his chest for possible pneumothorax or haemothorax. OK Question Title * 9. You are first on the rural scene where a 15 year old boy has been knocked off his bicycle by a hit-run motorist. The boy is off the road in no danger, he is not responding to stimuli, and you have phoned triple-zero for an ambulance. Your next action would then be to ... Commence CPR without further delay. Commence in-line immobilisation of his neck. Look to see if he is breathing. Perform jaw thrust. OK DONE