Respiratory Emergencies/Assessing Breath Sounds

Breathing Problems

100

This condition occurs when breathing completely stops

Apnea 

200

This high-pitched sound happens when airways are swollen or blocked.

Stridor

300

When someone breathes too fast or shallow, they may have this condition.

hyperventilation

400

This long-term illness makes it hard to breathe when airways swell up, often triggered by things like exercise or dust.

asthema 

what to do first

100

If someone has something obstructing their airway and they are unresponsive, what is the first thing you should do?

Open the airway using the head-tilt/chin-lift technique  

200

If someone has something obstructing their airway and they are unresponsive with a suspected spinal injury, what is the first thing you should do?

The jaw-thrust maneuver

300

what is 1 sign of of respiratory distress 

• Shortness of breath.

• Rapid or slow breathing.

• Flushed, pale, or bluish skin.

• Gasping or using accessory muscles to breathe.

400

When someone is choking, this technique can help clear their airway.

abdominal thrusts or back blows

Tools for breathing

100

This tool is a dome-shaped device used to help provide air without mouth-to-mouth contact.

a resuscitation mask

200

This hand-held device is used to push air into a patient’s lungs during an emergency.

a bag-valve-mask (BVM)

300

A person with asthma may need help using this medication to open their airways.

an inhaler

400

what happens when you breathe too much air into a victims stomach using a Resuscitation Mask

Vomiting

Airway Basics

100

The pathway from the mouth and nose to the lungs is called this.

the airway

200

When breathing is blocked by something like food, it’s called this?

a foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO)

300

This part of the airway is protected by a flap called the epiglottis to keep food out of the lungs

the trachea

400

This is the term for the small air sacs in the lungs where oxygen enters the blood.

alveoli

Mystery 😃

100

What are some common causes of hyperventilation

• anxiety, pain, or medical conditions such as asthma or trauma.

200

what is respiratory distress

•  Breathing becomes difficult.

300

what is respiratory arrest 

Breathing stops entirely.

400

Signs of adequate breathing for infants

• Infants: 25–50 breaths per minute.