NREMT Advanced EMT Practice Test #3

Answer - D - To avoid hypoxia, a pediatric patient should be suctioned from 5-10 seconds. As with an adult, an infant needs suctioning if there is an airway occlusion and there are no dangers of inherent hypoxemia as long as the skill is done correctly. However, care should still be taken to avoid hypoxemia by not suctioning for longer than 10 seconds and only suctioning while withdrawing the catheter.