It's Blocked
Common cause of airway obstruction
What is the tongue?
Signs and Symptoms include:
tachypnea, dyspnea, cyanosis, confusion, head bobbing, altered mental status
What is hypoxia?
Patient has altered mental status and is cyanotic
What is give oxygen?
The air we breathe contains ….% of oxygen.
What is 21?
My patient is unresponsive and has no known trauma, I will open the airway by using the
What is head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver?
In epiglottis, this part of the airway is obstructed
What is the upper airway?
S/S:
Bronchospasm, edema in the airways, increased secretions
What is asthma?
Patient uses home oxygen at 4 LPM all the time and needs to be transported to the hospital. For transport, I need to
What is place the patient on a Nasal Cannula?
The ventilation rate for this population is 12-20 ventilations per minute.
What is child or infant?
Adults are 10-12 and Newborn is 40-60
Due to the location of the infant's airway and size of its head, this needs to be done to prevent the airway from occluding.
What is position something under the shoulders?
It there is debris or thick secretions in the airway, this type of suction catheter should be used.
What is a Yankauer?
S/S:
Fatigue, dizziness, chest tightness, numbness and tingling around the mouth, hands and feet, tachypnea, tachycardia
What is hyperventilation syndrome?
My adult patient is breathing 4 times a minute, but has a gag reflex. I need to
What is insert a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)?
Breath sounds on the left, but not on the right, I suspect the patient has a....
What is pneumothorax?
My patient has wheezing after running during gym. I will assist the patient to use their...
What is Albuterol inhaler?
To prevent the tongue from blocking the airway, the EMT would insert this device.
50 extra points if you use the long term for it!!!
What is an oropharyngeal airway (OPA)?
S/S:
Malaise, decreased appetite, cough, shallow respirations, lungs sounds-crackles, wheezing, and rhonchi, diaphoresis, SPO2<94%
What is pneumonia?
My patient is snoring, I need to
What is reposition the airway?
When assessing breathing, I should look, listen, feel and ….
What is auscultate?
When two providers are ventilating the patient with a bag valve mask, the best hold to assure the mask is adequately sealed is..
What is the CE finger hold?
In an unconscious patient, this is used to remove a foreign body obstruction that is not visible in the airway.
What are abdominal thrusts?
Diseases in this group include:
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma
What is obstructive pulmonary diseases?
I need to use French suction catheter to remove thin secretions. To assure I do not go to deep in the airway, I need to...
What is measure from the tip of the nose to the tip of the ear?
Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Drug overdose, airway obstruction, Suffocation, toxic inhalation are all common causes of...
What is respiratory arrest?