Any blood vessels returning blood to the heart
Veins
If a patient seems to be pale, cool, and clammy, they may be experiencing what?
Hypoperfusion
The mechanical process of moving gases to and from the alveoli?
Ventilation
Chronic lung disease caused by inflammation and muscle tightening around the airways making it hard to breathe.
Asthma
Two person CPR ratio for a child and infant will be ___compressions to __breaths
15,2
What directs deoxygenated blood way to the lungs to restock on oxygen in the capillaries?
Pulmonary Artery
True/False. Mental status would not be affected, due to inadequate blood flow in their body.
False
What is a leaf shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea?
Epiglottis
An insufficiency in the supply of oxygen to the bodies tissues is called?
hypoxia
The largest artery in the body
Aorta
True/False. If patient is in shock, their BP will drop and HR will increase
True
True/False. Infants are mainly mouth breathers
False
Your patients lips and tongue appear to be blue/grey. What might this be considered?
Cyanosis
What is the first thing you do when arriving at a seen?
Safety/Scene size up
Components of the blood. They transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
Red blood cells
MOI/NOI. Any cut or injury that involves bleeding that effect the circulatory system.
MOI
Carina
True/False. When in assessing a child's breathing, it is important to consider that children consume oxygen at a higher rate than adults.
True