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Emergency MR
McGraw-Hill Emergency Medical Responder 2nd edition Ch.10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When may a finger sweep be used? | on a responsive or unresponsive patients who have no gag reflex |
| Do not suction an adult for more than | 15 seconds |
| Signs of a severe airway obstruction | Absence of cough, speech, or breathing |
| The preferred method of use for a 6-year-old child found unresponsive with no suspected spinal injury is | head tilt-chin lift maneuver |
| The preferred method of use to provide positive-pressure ventilation on an adult who has a tracheal stoma | a pediatric pocket mask placed over stoma |
| The largest cartilage of the larynx is the thyroid cartilage, also called the | Adam's apple |
| OPA | oropharyngeal airway |
| The most common cause of upper-airway obstruction in an unresponsive patient | Tongue |
| When providing rescue breathing for an infant or child, give one breath every | 3 seconds, 20 breaths/min. |
| When providing rescue breathing for an adult give one breath every | 5 to 6 seconds, 10 to 12 breaths/min. |
| Nasal septum | A wall of tissue that separates the right and left nostrils. |
| Aspiration | Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs |
| Patent | Open |
| Airway adjuncts | Devices used to help keep a patient's airway open |
| Glottis | The space between the vocal cords |
| Diaphragm | The primary muscle of respiration |
| Epiglottis | A piece of cartilage that closes off the trachea during swallowing |
| Suctioning | A procedure used to vacuum material from the patient's airway |
| Respiratory distress | increased work of breathing |
| Wet sound that suggests that fluid is collecting in the patient's upper airway. | Gurgling |
| Paradoxical chest movement is present when | the chest wall moves in an opposite direction during breathing |
| Respiratory failure | inadequate blood oxygenation and/or ventilation to meet the demands of body tissues |
| assisted breathing by forcing air into the patients lungs (Mouth-to-Mask ventilation, mouth-to-barrier ventilation, and bag-mask ventilation | positive-pressure ventilation |
| Compliance | the ability of the patient's lung tissue to distend with ventilation |
| The amount of air moved into or out of the lungs during a normal breath | Tidal Volume |
| The amount of air moved in and out of the lungs in 1 minute | Minute Volume |
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