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41. What is the name for the leaf-shaped structure that prevents food and liquid from entering the trachea during swallowing?
  1. The larynx
  2. The pharynx
  3. The epiglottis
  4. The uvula
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42. What is the name for the structure that is encompassed by the soft palate above and the epiglottis below?
  1. The pharynx
  2. The nasopharynx
  3. The larynx
  4. The oropharynx
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43.
If no neck injury is suspected what technique should be used to open a patient’s airway?
  1. Jaw thrust
  2. Head-tilt-chin-lift
  3. Tongue-jaw lift
  4. Heimlich maneuver
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44. While administering artificial ventilation to a patient, you hear a gurgling sound. What should you immediately do?
  1. Transport the patient to the hospital
  2. Turn the patient on their left side
  3. Suction the patient
  4. Place the patient in the shock position
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45. While filling out a report you make an error, how do you correct the error properly?
  1. Use white out to cover the error and write the correct information on top of the white out
  2. Draw a single line through the error, initial & date it then write in the correct information beside it
  3. Scribble out the error so it is illegible, and then write in the correct information next to it
  4. Throw the report away and start over with a clean report sheet
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