Key terms, chapter 15

Question 1

Accessory muscles of breathing

Answer 1

Muscles in the neck torso and have them in that are not used in normal breathing, but are used to assist breathing in respiratory distress

Question 2

Agonal respirations

Answer 2

Ineffective, irregular, gasping breaths that occur as a patient enters, cardiac or respiratory arrest

Question 3

Airway adjuncts

Answer 3

A device inserted to maintain airflow

Question 4

Apnea

Answer 4

Absence of breathing

Question 5

AED

Answer 5

A device that the Texan analyzes specific lethal, cardiac rhythms, and delivers an electric shock as needed

Question 6

BVM

Answer 6

Emmanuel piece of equipment used to deliver artificial ventilation

Question 7

Blunt force injury

Answer 7

Trauma caused by a mechanical injury that there’s not penetrate the body cavity.
Energy transferred, either directly or indirectly (blast)

Question 8

Cognitive functions

Answer 8

Memory reasoning, and problem-solving

Question 9

CPAP

Answer 9

A device that delivers constant level of increased air pressure to the airways

Question 10

Crackles

Answer 10

Noise heard in the lower airways one fluid is present.
(Fizzing sound)

Question 11

Cyanosis

Answer 11

Dusky blue/purple discoloration of tissues that occurs as a result of hypoxia

Question 12

Direct pressure

Answer 12

Manuel forced to control bleeding

Question 13

Dyspnea

Answer 13

Difficulty breathing

Question 14

Epiglottitis

Answer 14

Swelling of the epiglottis

Question 15

Glasgow coma scale (GCS)

Answer 15

A number scale to evaluate level of responsiveness

Question 16

Head tilt, chin, lift maneuver

Answer 16

Hey technique, used to manually position ahead and jaw to open the airway

Question 17

Jaundice

Answer 17

Yellow pigmentation of the skin from excess bilirubin that occurs in liver disease

Question 18

Kinetic energy

Answer 18

The energy of objects in motion

Question 19

Mental status

Answer 19

Patience, level of awareness in response

Question 20

Modified jaw, thrust maneuver

Answer 20

A technique used to manually position, the jaw to open the airway in patients with suspected cervical spine injury

Question 21

Nasopharyngeal airway

Answer 21

A short, flexible, beveled tube inserted into the nose that rests on the Fernix to prevent the tongue from including the airway

Question 22

Pallor

Answer 22

Pale skin

Question 23

Penetrating trauma

Answer 23

An injury caused by an object, creating an opening in the skin and often underlying tissue

Question 24

Rales

Answer 24

Noise heard in the lower airway is one fluid is present

Question 25

Recovery position

Answer 25

Left lateral recumbent position that helps manage the airway

Question 26

Respiratory arrest

Answer 26

Apnea

Question 27

Respiratory distress

Answer 27

Difficulty breathing, resulting in increased effort to maintain adequate ventilation and oxygenation

Question 28

Respiratory failure

Answer 28

Inability to maintain, adequate ventilation and oxygen

Question 29

Tidal volume

Answer 29

The amount of air in milliliters in a normal unforced exhalation, followed by a normal inspiration

Question 30

Tourniquet

Answer 30

A wide band wrapped around and extremity used to constrict arterial and venous blood flow to stop bleeding

Question 31

Wheezing

Answer 31

Hey high pitched sound caused by construction of the bronchioles

Question 32

Strider

Answer 32

A high-pitched inspiratory sound that indicates swelling in the airway