Chapter 9

Question 1

Open airway diminished mental status

Answer 1

Lay patient supine artificial ventilation

Question 2

Gauge

Answer 2

Higher the number smaller needle gets

Question 3

French

Answer 3

Smaller number bigger tube

Question 4

Nasopharyngeal airway

Answer 4

34, 32, 30 and 28 French

Question 5

Signs of in adequate airway

Answer 5

No signs of breathing, Evidence of foreign bodies in airway, no air can be felt or heard at the nose or mouth or amount of air exchange is below normal, patient is unable to speak or difficulty speaking of, unusual horse Or raspy quality to Voice, chest movements absent, breathing limited to abdomen,breath sounds diminished or absent, wheezing, crowing,stridor,snoring,gurgling,gasping

Question 6

Sings of inadequate airway child infant

Answer 6

There may be retractions above clavicle in between and below the ribs.

Nasal flaring especially in infants and children

Question 7

Head tilt chin lift

Answer 7

A means of correcting blockage of the airway by the tongue by tilting the head back and lifting the chin

Question 8

Jaw thrust maneuver

Answer 8

A means of correcting blockage of the airway by moving the jaw forward without tilting the head or neck.used when suspected neck injury

Question 9

Oropharyngeal airway for infants and kids

Answer 9

Insert airway with tip already pointing down toward patients pharynx using a tongue depressor or rigid suction tip this method is for insertion in an infant or child

Question 10

Suctioning

Answer 10

Is the method of using a vacuum device to remove materials

Quickly and efficiently until airway is clear

Question 11

Mounted suction unit

Answer 11

Near head of stretcher for easy use.
(On board unit) suctioning vacuum produced by the engines manifold or electrical power source.

Air intake of 30 lmp end of collection tube
No less than 300 mmhg when tube is clamped

Question 12

Portable suction units

Answer 12

Oxygen powered, electrically powered batteries or household current, manually operated.

30 lpm and 300 mm hg

Question 13

Suctioning attachments

Answer 13

Tubing 
Suction tips 
Suction catheters
Collection container
Container of clean or sterile water

Question 14

Tubing

Answer 14

Thick walled,non linking,wide-bore tubing.

Question 15

Suction tip

Answer 15

Most popular rigid pharyngeal tip
Yankauer,tonsil sucker,tonsil-tip suction
Larger bore than flexible catheters.

Question 16

Vagus nerve

Answer 16

In the back of the pharynx, which can slow the heart rate if stimulated by suction tip

Question 17

Suction catheters

Answer 17

Flexible plastic tubes
Sizes in French
Larger the number larger the catheter
Cannont suction vomit or thick secretions

Question 18

Collection container

Answer 18

Easily removed for disposal or decontamination.

Question 19

Container of clean water

Answer 19

Used to clear matter that is blocking the tube.

Place tip or catheter into water to dislodge.

Replace with new tip or tuning if item wont dislodge

Question 20

Laryngopharynx

Answer 20

Designed to provide structure to protect the opening to the trachea
Point of division between the upper airway and the lower airway