Airway management and circulation Flashcards
What is exhalation?
Causing air to flow out
What is Inhalation?
Causing air to flow in
Depending on age what’s the least amount of breathing that can occur?
10-40 breaths per min
Normal respiratory rage for adult?
12-20 breaths per min
Normal respiratory rate for children?
15-30 breaths per min
Normal respiratory rate for infant?
30-60 breaths per min
What is an open and clear airway?
Patent
What is blueness of skin?
Cyanosis
What dose narrowed airways in the lungs do?
Wheezing
What dose obstruction or swelling of the upper airway do?
Stridor
What is movement opposite of the normal?
Paradoxical motion
What refers to the levels of oxygen in the blood?
Oxygenation
What is the process of using oxygen throughout the body and transporting it out of the body?
Respiration
What maneuver is used when a patient dose not have a spine injury?
Head tilt, chin lift
What is the device that attaches to a suction unit?
Suction catheter