Airway
The Oropharynx is also known as the..
Mouth
What two ways can you check is a patient is breathing?
observing chest rise and fall and listening for air passage in the mouth and nose.
What is the proper compression to breath ratio for Adult, Child and Infant 2 rescuer CPR? 1 rescuer?
Two rescuer: adult- 30:2. child- 30:2. Infant- 15:2
One rescuer: adult- 30:2. child- 15:2 . Infant- 30:2
What are 3 ways to clear an airway?
How many liters of O2 can be delivered via nasal canula? Non-rebreather? Bag valve mask?
1-6 L, 10-15 L, 15 L
What maneuver is used for a patient without head trauma? with head trauma?
head-tilt chin lift, jaw thrust maneuver
What is the appropriate ventilation rate for an infant or a child?
12-20 breaths/min
What are the four major artery locations?
neck (carotid), wrists (radial), arm (brachial), groin (femoral).
the most common airway obstruction is the ____?
tongue
If the oxygen cylinder contains less than ____ psi, this amount is too low for emergency use and should be replaced with a full cylinder (2000 psi).
500
When ventilating an unconscious non-breathing adult with a BVM, you should:
Use an oral-pharyngeal adjunct or a nasal-pharyngeal adjunct
A patient with _____ may appear to be in respiratory arrest even though he or she is breathing.
hypothermia
Cardiac arrest occurs when _______.
the heart stops contracting and there is no blood pumped in the vessels.
In _____ airway obstruction the patient is able to cough, gag and may even be able to speak.
____ is the most effective way of expelling the foreign object.
mild or partial, coughing.
Patients with a ____ are called neck breathers. You should _____ hyperextend the patient's head.
Stoma, not
When a person swallows food or liquid, it does not enter the trachea because:
the epiglottis covers the trachea when swallowing.
When rescue breathing is necessary, what else is often necessary?
External cardiac compressions. or CPR
What are 4 indications of death where CPR will not work?
Decapitation- when head is separated from the rest of the body.
Rigor mortis- the temporary stiffening of muscles several hours after death.
Tissue Decomposition- flesh begins to decay and rot.
Dependent lividity: the purple or red color that appears on the parts of the patient closest to the ground. This happens when the blood pools in the tissues on the lower part of the person's body.
A patient with a _____ airway obstruction has no fresh air entering the lungs and cannot speak. They require the _____ maneuver and should always be transported for examination by a physician.
Severe or complete, heimlich
_____ is used to measure the amount of O2 saturated in a person's red blood cells.
A pulse oximetry.
The lungs are protected by the _____ at the front and by the _____ at the sides and back.
sternum, rib cage
What occurs during alveolar ventilation?
Oxygen passes from the alveoli into the blood, and out going CO2 passes from the blood into the alveoli.
1.body
2. Superior vena cava (SVC) / Inferior vena cava (IVC)
3. Right atrium
How to remove a foreign body from an Adult, Child, Infant?
Adult and Child: abdominal thrusts until the object is dislodged. If the person becomes unresponsive, perform CPR immediately.
Infant: 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts. If the infant becomes unresponsive, begin CPR
1. oxygen tank, a regulator, an oxygen tank key, NRB/ NC
2. the green stripe, it says so and it has a three pin index system.