Airway
This is the medical term for the absence of breathing.
Apnea
Nostril __________ can indicate shortness of breath.
Flaring
The process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in a liquid medium such as water is known as ____________.
Drowning
This airway adjunct should not be used on a patient with a gag reflex.
OPA
The written documentation of a patient encounter is called a
PCR or patient care report
This is the term for the moment that the heartbeat and breathing stop.
Clinical Death
This position, in which the hands are rested on the knees, can indicate shortness of breath.
Tripod Position
Exposure to various irritants and substances such as pollen and smoke can trigger signs and symptoms of _________, such as airway inflammation.
Asthma
This adjunct has a bevel.
NPA
You are asked to give testimony in court about the care you gave to a patient. The attorney may ask you about items in your run report because the report is a ______ document
legal
This occurs when too many brain cells die and damage to the brain is irreversible following stoppage of the heartbeat and breathing.
Biological Death
The term that describes the movement of air between the atmosphere and the lungs is _________________.
Ventilation
Years of smoking can cause COPD after permanent damage is caused to these parts of the lungs, where gas exchange occurs.
Alveoli
Suction should not be applied for more than _______ seconds at a time.
15
You read a patient care report that states that the "patient was attempting to perform a dangerous trick on her bike." this is ___________ information.
Subjective
Slow, infrequent gasps of air from unresponsive patient are known as ___________ respirations.
Agonal
The human body uses O2 produce energy through the process of cellular ____________.
Respiration
_____________ occurs when exposure to an antigen to which the body has become hypersensitive causes the upper airway to swell and close
(1-word term)
Anaphylaxis
This letter should be formed with the thumb and pointer finger when holding a BVM in place on a patient's face.
C
Vital signs and quoting of patient statements are examples of ___________ information.
Objective
Muscles other than the diaphragm that can assist in breathing are known as _____________ muscles.
Accessory
The amount of air that goes in and out of the lungs during one breath is known as ____________.
Tidal Volume
This gas binds to hemoglobin when inhaled and prevents O2 from being carried to the body by RBCs
CO, Carbon Monoxide
A patient should be ventilated every ______ seconds.
5-6 or 5 or 6
Information on a patient care report that includes details about the call itself such as time of dispatch is called the:
Run Data