Chapter 6 - Airway Management

Question 0

Minute ventilation

Answer 0

The amount of air pulled into the lungs and removed from the lungs in one minute

Question 1

Alveolar ventilation

Answer 1

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide that occurs in the alveoli

Question 2

Steps in airway assessment

Answer 2

Check for responsiveness
Cores blocked airway with head tilt-chin lift or jaw-thrust
Check airway for fluids, foreign bodies, or dentures
Correct airway using finger sweeps or suction
Maintain the airway manually, with oral or nasal airway, or place patient in the recovery position

Question 3

External cardiac compressions

Answer 3

A means of apply info artificial circulation by applying rhythmic and relaxation on the lower half of the sternum

Question 4

Pulse oximeter

Answer 4

A machine that consist of a monitor and a sensor probe that measures oxygen saturation in the capillary beds

Question 5

Nasal cannula

Answer 5

Clear plastic tube, used to deliver oxygen, that fits in the patient’s nose

Question 6

Cyanosis

Answer 6

Blue skin