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ch.6: breathing emer
breathing emerencies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| causes of breathing emergencies? | respiratory distress & respiratory arrest |
| what are some causes of respiratory distress? | asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, anaphylactic shock, and hyperventilation |
| what are the steps for checking life threatened victims? | check, call, care |
| what do you do when you determine that a conious choking infant cannot cry or cough? | perform 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts |
| what is respiratory arrest? | when breathing completely stops |
| what happens to the body when the heart stops? | other body systems start to fail |
| what are some signals for respiratory arrest? | absence of breathing and the skin color may change. (cyanotic) |
| when do you stop giving care? | when the scene becomes unsafe, the victim starts to breath, another person takes over, EMS arrives, and/ or your too exhausted to continue. |
| what is anaomical airway obstruction? | complete or partial airway obstruction; by the tongue,or swllen tissues of the mouth and throat |
| what is a stoma? | an opening in the front of the neck in which a person breaths through, becaue their larynx has been removed |
| what is mechanical airway obstruction? | complete or partial blockage of the airway by a foreign object, such as; food, or a small toy |
| what does it mean when something aspirates? | inhalation of blood, vomit, or other foreign materisl into the lungs |
| what does it mean when someone is cyanotic? | when they turn bluish rund the mouth or the the fingertips from a lack of oxygen in the blood |
| what are some signals of respiratory distress? | victims may gasp for air, or cannot catch their breath, appear to breath faster or slower han normal, or may make unusual noises. |
| what i anahylactic shock? | a severe allergic reaction |
| what is hyperventlation? | occurs when breathing is faster than normal |
| what is bronchitis? | is a condition resulting in inflammation of the lining of the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles |
| what is the care for an airway obstructed victim? | a combination of 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts |
| when assessing a victim what is the order os chacking them? | from head to toe |
| what is the acronm for DOTS? | D=deformities, O=open injuries, T=tenderness, S=swelling |
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sabrina kalene
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