MANEUVER
The preferred method, in conjunction with back slaps, to dislodge a severe airway obstruction.
Abdominal thrust
Advanced life-saving procedures.
ALS
The reflexive, slow, and inadequate breathing that some pts in cardiac arrest exhibit as the brainstem becomes hypoxic.
Agonal breathing
A harsh, high-pitched respiratory sound, generally heard during inspiration. Caused by a partial blockage or narrowing of the upper airway.
Stridor
Between what ages do we use pediatric sized AED pads or dose-attenuating system?
1 and 8 years of age.
A combination of two movements to open the airway by tilting the forehead back and lifting the chin.
Head-tilt-chin lift
Noninvasive emergency lifesaving care that is used to treat medical conditions.
BLS
The total percentage of time during resuscitation attempt in which active chest compressions are being performed.
Chest compression Fraction
Bubbling or rattling noise caused by air passing through fluid, mucus or tissues blockages in the respiratory tract
Gurgling
TRUE or False:
If peds pads are not available, use adult pads on pediatrics.
True
Technique to open the airway by placing the fingers behind the angle of the jaw and bringing the jaw forward.
Jaw-thrust
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
A condition in which air fills the stomach, often a result of high volume and pressure during artificial ventilation.
Gastric Distention
Soft, low-pitched rustling sounds heard across most of the peripheral lung fields.
Vesicular
First step to using the AED
Power it on.
A side-lying position used to maintain a clear airway in an unresponsive pt who is breathing adequately and do not have suspected spinal injuries, or injury to the hips/pelvis.
Recovery position
The return of spontaneous circulation
ROSC
The spontaneous or assisted exchange of air between the lungs and the environment.
Ventilation
Medium-pitched sounds heard mid-chest around the major bronchi.
Bronchovesicular
AED shocks what 2 rhythms
pulseless V-Tach and V-Fib.
Should be applied as soon as it is available to a pt who is in cardiac arrest.
AED
Automated external defibrillator device
AED
A very rapid heart rhythm that originates in the ventricles that does not produce a normal pulse.
pulseless ventricular fibrillation
High-pitched, hollow sounds normally heard over the trachea.
Bronchial (tubular)
A chaotic quivering electrical rhythm in the ventricles that stops blood from pumping.
Ventricular fibrillation