Terminology
Which cardiac rhythm does NOT produce electrical activity?
What is asystole
The normal reading of capnography for a healthy patient
What is 35-45
What is considered "normal" breath sounds?
Which airway device is contraindicated for pediatric patients?
What is the best way to maintain the highest perfusion pressure during CPR?
What is the "hard and fast" method
What is increased CO2 in the blood called?
What is hypercarbia or hypercapnia
Breathing should be considered/suspected to be inadequate at a rate of how many breaths per minute?
What is 30
Which breath sound indicates the need for oropharyngeal suctioning?
Which structure in the upper airway is proportionally larger in pediatrics versus adults?
What is the tongue
Why are AEDs important in reducing cardiac arrest deaths?
What is they can be used by civilians with minimal training
An accumulation of blood or fluid in the pericardial sac that prevents blood from adequately filling the chambers of the heart
What is cardiac tamponade
What is the proper rate of ventilation for an adult patient with a BVM?
What is 10-20 breaths per minute
Breath sounds are auscultated as high as the __ and as low as the __
What is shoulders ; umbilicus
In regards to the cricoid ring of the trachea, how does it differ in pediatrics?
What is less rigid, more flexible
Before defibrillating a patient that has been submerged in water, what must the AEMT do?
What is dry the chest
What is CPAP? What kind of patient would NOT be able to be placed on CPAP?
What is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and unconscious altered mental status
What is the "average" tidal volume amount in an adult patient?
What is 500-750mL
Low pitched "crummy" congested lung sounds are called ___
Name a condition this may indicate
What is rhonchi ; COPD, cystic fibrosis
What MUST you do in order to properly position a pediatric patients airway?
What is pad the shoulders ; sniffing position
Detail the steps of bleeding control in an alert patient with a laceration to the distal thigh
What is provide direct pressure, if that does not work then apply a tourniquet above the injury and tighten until the distal pulse is no longer felt
Define PEEP and explain what it does
What is it maintains a certain level of pressure in the airway during expiration to prevent collapse of the alveoli ; Positive End Expiratory Pressure
Define the following: CPR compression rate, depth for an adult ; CPR compression rate, depth for an infant
What is 100times/minute 2inches ; 100times/minute 1 1/2 or 1/3 inches
Which lung sound can indicate fluid in the airway or inflammation of the lower airway caused by pneumonia, pulmonary edema or heart failure?
What are crackles or rales
Explain the process of clearing a foreign body airway obstruction in a conscious infant
What is provide 5 back blows between the shoulders while holding infant face down then provide 5 chest thrusts ; alternate until cleared
Explain the full process of managing an unresponsive pulseless patient with agonal respirations
What is begin CPR. Apply the AED, shock if indicated. Preform 2 minutes of CPR, reanalyze shock if indicated. Repeat and transport notifying the hospital