Artificial Ventilations
The action of supplying air to the lungs of a casualty who is not breathing
What is artificial ventilation?
The two types of airway adjuncts used by SJA (full names and/or acronyms)
What are oropharyngeal airway (OPA) and Nasopharyngeal airways (NPA)
ABC
What are Airway, Breathing and Circulation
Gas used to administer to patients presenting with: • Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest • Decreased/altered level of consciousness • Carbon Monoxide, Cyanide, or other noxious gas exposure • Abnormal pregnancy/delivery • Scuba-diving related emergency • Upper airway burns • Respiratory distress
What is oxygen?
Reason to apply 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts/chest thrusts
When is someone is choking?
The four variations of artificial ventilations
What are:
•mouth-to-mouth
•mouth-to-nose
•mouth-to-mouth & nose
•mouth-to-stoma
The position for adult for airway management
What is head tilt-chin lift or modified jaw thrust?
SAMPLE
What are signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history, last meal, events (onset)?
Contains either a continuous flow or regulated flow meter to enable adjustment of the oxygen rate that is delivered to the patient.
What is an oxygen regulators (aka pressure regulators)?
A noninvasive and painless test that measures your oxygen saturation level, or the oxygen levels in your blood.
What is pulse oximetry equipment
A permanent opening that connects the trachea directly to the front of the neck.
What is a stoma?
HAINES
What is High Arm IN Endangered Spine
Ventilation rate for Child/Infant
What is 1 breath every 3-5 seconds?
Normal oxygen saturation (%).
What is greater than 92-94% when breathing room air?
What is 2000 psi (pounds per square inch)?
Ventilation is the movement of air into and out of the ____?
What is alveoli?
The length of time advised for suctioning: adult/children? infant?
What is 10 seconds for adults; what is 5 seconds for infants?
The year SJA was founded
What is 1877
The percentage of oxygen the body consumes for each breath
What is 5%
Oxygen saturation to be maintained for COPD patients who uses home oxygen
What is 88-92%?
Perfusion without ventilation is ____?
What is shunt?
Types of airway obstruction - provide 5 of the eight that were listed/mentioned during the presentation
What are: tongue, foreign bodies, secretion and blood clots, swelling of the mouth or throat, aspirated vomitus, injury to the mouth or jaw, acute epiglottitis, broken dental work
The person who fist coined the term First Aid
Who is Friedrich von Esmarch?
in 1870, Prussian military surgeon Friedrich von Esmarch introduced formalized first aid to the military, and first coined the term "erste hilfe" (translating to 'first aid'), including training for soldiers in the Franco-Prussian War on care for wounded comrades using pre-learnt bandaging and splinting skills, and making use of the Esmarch bandage which he designed.
The formula to calculate O2 tank duration
(Tank pressure - safe residual pressure) x (cylinder factor)
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Flow rate (LPM)
The Provincial Emergency Management Coordinator for SJA
Who is Dan Quigley