Airway management

Question 1

What is apnea?

Answer 1

No breathing

Question 2

What is dyspnea?

Answer 2

Difficulty breathing

Question 3

When would you use a jaw thrust instead of a head-tilt chin-lift?

Answer 3

Possible neck injury

Question 4

What is the con of a jaw thrust?

Answer 4

It is a providers only role when used

Question 5

What is the contraindication of an OPA?

Answer 5

Gag reflex

Question 6

What are the contraindications of an NPA?

Answer 6

Basilar skull fx, severe facial/head trauma

Question 7

What do you do when a Pt is coughing with an FBAO?

Answer 7

Encourage them to cough more

Question 8

What do you do when a choking Pt goes unconscious?

Answer 8

CPR

Question 9

How long to airway suction for adult, pediatric, and infant?

Answer 9

15, 10, 5

Question 10

What is ventilation?

Answer 10

Air moving in and out of lungs

Question 11

What body drive is the reason for normal respiration?

Answer 11

Carboxic drive

Question 12

What is tidal volume?

Answer 12

total volume of air movement during a normal breath

~500 ml

Question 13

What is dead air space?

Answer 13

air that does not participate in gas exchange, in the trachea

Question 14

What is vital capacity in respiration?

Answer 14

max amount of air expired after maximal inhalation

Question 15

What is residual volume in respiration?

Answer 15

air that remains in lungs after maximal exhalation

Question 16

What is respiration?

Answer 16

Gas exchange between alveoli and pulmonary capillaries

Question 17

How many oxygen molecules can bind to each hemoglobin?

Answer 17

4

Question 18

What is hypovolemia?

Answer 18

Excessive fluid loss

Question 19

What is a normal SpO2 reading?

Answer 19

94%

Question 20

What O2 cylinder size do we normally carry?

Answer 20

D

Question 21

What is the O2 flow for a nasal cannula?

Answer 21

0.25-6 LPM

Question 22

What is the O2 flow for an NRB?

Answer 22

10-15 LPM

Question 23

What is the O2 flow for a BVM?

Answer 23

15 LPM