Question | Answer |
What are the two types of breathing emergencies? | respiratory distress and respiratory arrest |
Most common breathing emergency? | respiratory distress |
Care for respiratory distress? | check, call, care |
What is the most common cause of respiratory emergency? | airway obstruction |
This occurs if the airway is blocked by the tongue or swollen tissues of the mouth and throat. | anatomical airway obstruction |
This occurs when the airway is partially or completely blocked by a foreign object, such as a piece of food or a small toy, or by fluids, such as vomit or blood. | mechanical airway obstruction |
Breathing has stopped, no oxygen is getting the vital organs. | respiratory arrest |
Signals of respiratory arrest? | absence of breathing, skin color |
What if a victim has dentures? | don't remove them unless they are blocking the airway |
What is asthma? | condition that narrows the air passages and makes breathing difficult |
What is emphysema? | lungs and alveoli loose their ability to exchange air. |
Common signal of asthma? | wheezing. |
What is cyanotic? | bluish color of the skin |
What is aspirate? | inhalation of blood, vomit, or other foreign material into the lungs |
What is a stoma? | an opening in the front of the neck where a person breathes. |
What is anaphylactic shock? | severe allergic reaction. |
What is hyperventilation? | breathing is faster than normal |
What is bronchitis? | inflammation of the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles. |
What is epiglottis? | severe inflammation of the epiglottis |
What is croup? | swelling of the vocal cords |