10. Airway Management Flashcards
Metabolism that can proceed only in the presence of oxygen.
aerobic metabolism
Occasional, gasping breaths that occur after the has stopped.
agonal gasps
The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx, which includes the nose, mouth, and throat.
airway
The volume of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute minus the red space; calculated by multiplying tidal volume (minus dead space) and respiratory rate.
alveolar minute volume
The volume of air that reaches the alveoli. It is determined by subtracting the amount of dead space air from the tidal volume.
alveolar ventilation
A safety system for large oxygen cylinders, designed to prevent the accidental attachment of a regulator to a cylinder containing the wrong type of gas.
American Standard Safety System
The metabolism that takes place in the absence of oxygen; the principal product is lactic acid.
anaerobic metabolism
Absence of spontaneous breathing.
apnea
In the context of airway, the introductions of vomitus or other foreign material into the lungs.
aspiration
Irregular, ineffective respirations that may or may not have an identifiable pattern.
ataxic respirations
A ventilation device attached to a control box that allows the variables of ventilation to be set. It frees the EMT to perform other tasks while the patient is being ventilated.
automatic transport ventilator (ATV)
A device with a one way valve and a face mask attached to a ventilation bag; when attached to a reservoir and connected to oxygen, it delivers more than 90% supplemental oxygen.
bag-valve mask (BVM)
A protective item, such as a pocket mask with a valve, that limits exposure to a patient’s body fluids.
barrier device
A body part or that appears on both sides of the midline.
bilateral
Subdivision of the smaller bronchi in the lungs; made of smooth muscle and dilate or constrict in response to various stimuli.
bronchioles
A noninvasive method to quickly and efficiently provide information on a patient’s ventilatory status, circulation, and metabolism. Effectively measures the concentration of carbon dioxide in expired air over time.
capnography
The use of a capnometer, a device that measures the amount of expired carbon dioxide.
capnometry
Point at which the trachea bifurcates into the left and right mainstream bronchi.
carina
monitor levels of O2, CO2, and the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid and then provide feedback to the respiratory centers to modify the rate and depth of breathing based on the body’s needs at any given time.
chemoreceptors
Shortness of breath
dyspnea