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Free Oxygen Delivery & BVM Practice Questions
NREMT EMT Certification · Airway, Respiration & Ventilation
This module covers Oxygen Delivery & BVM as part of the Airway, Respiration & Ventilation section, testing your understanding of core concepts and their practical application.
| Exam | NREMT EMT Certification |
| Pass Rate | 67% |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Module | Oxygen Delivery & BVM |
Why Oxygen Delivery & BVM matters
Oxygen Delivery & BVM is a commonly tested topic on the NREMT EMT Certification because it covers fundamental knowledge required for competent professional practice.
Sample Practice Questions (5)
1. You are assisting ventilations on a patient in respiratory failure using a two-person BVM technique. Your partner is maintaining the mask seal with both hands using the thenar eminence grip. How much volume should you deliver with each squeeze of the bag?
- Just enough to produce visible chest rise, approximately 500-600 mL over 1 second
- Squeeze the entire bag (approximately 1,600 mL) to ensure maximum oxygen delivery
- Approximately 200 mL over 2 seconds to minimize gastric distension
- Deliver rapid forceful breaths to overcome any airway resistance
2. You are assessing a patient who is breathing at a rate of 6 breaths per minute with shallow tidal volume. SpO2 is 78%. The patient responds only to painful stimuli. What is your FIRST priority?
- Assist ventilations with a BVM and supplemental oxygen
- Apply a non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
- Insert an OPA and then apply a nasal cannula
- Obtain a full set of vital signs before treatment
3. Your portable oxygen tank reads 500 PSI. The regulator is set to 15 LPM for a patient on a non-rebreather mask. Approximately how many minutes of oxygen remain in a D-cylinder (factor 0.16)?
- Approximately 5 minutes
- Approximately 15 minutes
- Approximately 33 minutes
- Approximately 53 minutes
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- Switch to a pocket mask (mouth-to-mask) device to achieve a better seal with two hands
- Tape the mask edges to the patient's face
- Continue BVM ventilation and accept the air leak
- Remove the mask and perform mouth-to-mouth ventilation
5. You are ventilating a 6-year-old child with a BVM. The child's abdomen is becoming progressively distended despite chest rise with each ventilation. What is the MOST significant risk of continued gastric distension?
- Aspiration of gastric contents if the child vomits, and restriction of diaphragmatic excursion
- The child will become more comfortable and easier to ventilate
- Mild discomfort that will resolve on its own after ventilation stops
- Gastric rupture, which occurs immediately with any amount of distension
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