Airway

Question 1

What does the Lower airway consist of?

Answer 1

larynx(voice box), thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, trachea, bronchi and bronchioles, alveoli, lungs

Question 2

What does the Upper airway consist of?

Answer 2

oropharynx(throat), nasopharynx(above roof of mouth), epiglottis

Question 3

What separates the upper and lower airway?

Answer 3

epiglottis

Question 4

What does the epiglottis do?

Answer 4

keeps food from entering the trachea

Question 5

What are the benefits of oral inhalation?

Answer 5

more volume

Question 6

What are the benefits of nasal inhalation?

Answer 6

warm, dry, and humidify

Question 7

What takes place in the alveoli?

Answer 7

gas exchange

Question 8

What are the two primary muscles for breathing?

Answer 8

intercostal and diaphragm

Question 9

Loss of elasticity in alveoli is caused from what?

Answer 9

emphysema

Question 10

Active phase of respiration

Answer 10

inhalation

Question 11

Passive phase of respiration

Answer 11

exhalation

Question 12

In what phase does the diaphragm contract and move down?

Answer 12

inhalation

Question 13

In what phase does pressure in lungs increase?

Answer 13

exhalation

Question 14

Clinical death

Answer 14

0-10 minutes, still have a good chance and might have brain damage

Question 15

Biological death

Answer 15

irreversible brain damage (after 10 minutes)

Question 16

Hypoxia

Answer 16

Lack of oxygen to the body’s tissues and cells

Question 17

Hypoxemia

Answer 17

Lack of oxygen in the blood

Question 18

How long does it take brain cells to die in the absence of oxygen?

Answer 18

4-6 minutes

Question 19

Normal breathing should be

Answer 19

quiet, effortless, and= chest rise

Question 20

Normal rate of respiration for and adult

Answer 20

12 to 20

Question 21

Normal respiration for a child

Answer 21

15 to 30

Question 22

Spontaneous Respirations

Answer 22

when a patient is breathing without assistance

Question 23

What is the primary indication to suction?

Answer 23

gurgling is fluid in the upper airway

Question 24

What is the primary indication to use an OPA?

Answer 24

patient that cannot protect airway(snoring) WITHOUT a gag reflex

Question 25

What is the primary indication to use an NPA?

Answer 25

Patient who cannot protect airway WITH a gag reflex

Question 26

Mouth to mask at 15 LPM delivers what percent of oxygen?

Answer 26

50-60%

Question 27

Mouth to mask at room air delivers what percent of oxygen?

Answer 27

16%

Question 28

Preferred device to use on a non-breathing patient is what?

Answer 28

mouth to mask

Question 29

BVM at room air delivers what percent of oxygen?

Answer 29

21%

Question 30

BVM without reservoir bag delivers what percent of oxygen?

Answer 30

50-60%

Question 31

BVM with reservoir bag at 15 LPM delivers what percent of oxygen?

Answer 31

80-100%

Question 32

What clamp is used for BVM?

Answer 32

C/E clamp

Question 33

Gastric distention

Answer 33

air in the stomach

Question 34

5 causes for poor mask seals

Answer 34

fluid, hair, no teeth, facial fracture, and facial deformities

Question 35

Room air consists of what percentage of oxygen?

Answer 35

21%

Question 36

Your body uses what percentage of oxygen?

Answer 36

5%

Question 37

Your body blows off what percentage of oxygen?

Answer 37

16%

Question 38

What is the high-pitched sound heard during inhalation?

Answer 38

stridor

Question 39

Tripod position is a sign of?

Answer 39

respiratory distress

Question 40

What method is used to open trauma patients' airways?

Answer 40

Jaw thrust

Question 41

3 ways to identify an oxygen cylinder?

Answer 41

green, stamped 02 on stem, and 2-5 pin index

Question 42

3 ways to identify a regulator?

Answer 42

pressure gauge, flow meter, and O-ring

Question 43

How to measure the OPA

Answer 43

from ear to mouth

Question 44

How to measure the NPA

Answer 44

from ear to nose

Question 45

EPI-PEN adult and pedi dose

Answer 45

adult dose- .3mg (yellow) pedi dose- .15mg (green)

Question 46

3 questions to ask the patient?

Answer 46

May i do this? Are you allergic? Had some recently?

Question 47

The 5 "rights"

Answer 47

Dose, Drug, Date, Route, Time