Anatomy
I'm a large solid organ in the URQ and I can bleed a lot
Liver
Insufficient supply of oxygen in the blood and tissues
Hypoxia
Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucus membranes
Cyanosis
I'm a plastic tube that goes into the nose
NPA
Absence of a heartbeat
Cardiac arrest
Gas exchange happens here
Alveolar
Absence of breaths
Respiratory Arrest
Act of providing manual ventilations for a patient not breathing.
Rescue breathing
You measure me from the corner of the mouth to the earlobe
OPA
Electric shock to a patient's heart in an attempt to change a lethal rhythm
Defibrillation
The amount of air taken in during inhlation.
Tidal Volume
The act of breathing is commonly referred to as
Ventilation
Muscles of the Neck, Chest (Ribs) and Abdomen that can assist during respiratory distress
Accessory muscle use
No longer than 15 seconds and on the way out only?
Suctioning
I'm a kid. check for my pulse here in my arm. What artery are you checking?
Brachial artery.
I control the nervous system
Tubelike structure that carries air into and out of the lungs
Trachea
Process of using external pressure to force air into a patient's lungs. You use a BVM to do this.
Positive pressure ventilation
I'm a small kid. Why are you putting a towel under my shoulders and back?
I'm a kid. How often are you going to breath for me during cardiac arrrest?
1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds
Sympathetic is responsible for the ------ response that releases adrenalin
Fight or flight
The moment when breathing and heart actions stop
Clinical death
Normal Respiration rate for infant per min.
30 to 60
For best results, The ------------ Device should be used with 2 rescuers.
Bag Mask Ventilation (BVM)
The purpose of an AED?
Corrects an abnormal heart rhythm