Airway
Anatomy
Anatomy
Bifurcation of the trachea is called:
What is the Carina.
A sign of inadequate respirations and perfusion:
What is cyanosis.
The best source for patient history is:
What is the patient.
Normal pulse rate of an adult patient:
The primary muscle used for breathing:
What is the diaphragm.
Flap shaped or leaf shaped structure that protects particles from entering the trachea:
What is the epiglottis.
Exchange of gases at the cellular level is:
What is internal respiration.
First step in the patient assessment
What is scene size up.
What is adolescent.
What is aerobic metabolism.
The amount of air inhaled and exhaled in one minute:
What is minute ventilation.
The best way to deliver high concentration of oxygen via BVM is:
Attached to oxygen.
Checking vital signs on critical patients every 5 minutes and stable patients every 15 minutes happens when:
What is reassessment phase.
Normal respiratory rate of a newborn infant:
What is 30-60.
The chamber of the heart that is more muscular and pumps blood to the body:
What is the left ventricle.
Process of loading oxygen onto hemoglobin:
What is Oxygenation.
Abnormal breath sound of the upper airway usually noted in unresponsive patients:
What is snoring.
Evaluation of LOC, breathing, pulse, and life threatening conditions occurs when:
What is primary assessment.
Assessment of children that focuses on appearance, work of breathing, and circulation:
What is the pediatric assessment triangle.
Main artery leaving the left side of the heart carrying oxygen rich blood to the body:
What is the aorta.
Structure that separates the upper and lower airway
Air entering into the stomach during ventilation will cause: (2 answers)
Mnemonic used in evaluating pain during the secondary assessment:
What is OPQRST.
This age group has proportionately larger tongues and shorter, narrower airways:
What is an infant.
Vein that carries blood from the head, neck, and upper extremities to the heart:
What is the superior vena cava.