09 CAC Airway
| Description: | Chapter 12, The Paramedic by Will Chapleau |
| Category: | Paramedic/EMT |
| Created by: | SullenFF on 2009-08-12 |
| Question | Answer |
| Where does the Upper Airway Begin and End? | Upper Airway Begins at the LIPS and NOSE and ends at the VOCAL CORDS |
| Where does the Lower Airway begin at? | Vocal Cords and alveolar-capillary membrane |
| Normal CO2 Readings | 35 to 45 mmHg |
| Epistaxis | Nosebleed |
| 3 Ways Blood in the Airway can cause potential problems | 1. Block Passage of Air causing a Frank Obstruction. 2. Result in Aspiration Pneumonia within lungs if inhaled. 3. If it enters the stomach, can irritate the lining of the stomach, resulting in vomiting. |
| Junction between the Upper and Lower airway is the? | Glottis |
| Small pouch in front of the Epiglottis | Vallecula |
| Small Recesses on either side of Vallecula | Pyriform Sinuses. |
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