Respiratory System

Question 0

What further steps can be utilise by a Paramedic & EMT’s to maintain an airway

Answer 0

LMA/iGels
Intubation (Para)
Needle Cricothyroidotomy (Para)

Question 1

What airway techniques can an ECA utilise

Answer 1

Coughs
Back slaps
Abdo thrusts
Chest thrusts
Chest compressions
Jaw thrust
Head tilt chin lift
Triple Airway manoeuvre (above with BVM)
Suction
OPA/NPA

Question 2

What is the composition of air

Answer 2

Inspired:
79% nitrogen
20% oxygen
0.04% carbon dioxide
1% inert gases
Water vapour (variable)

Expired:
79% nitrogen
16% oxygen
4% carbon dioxide
1% inert gases
Water vapour (increased amount)

Question 3

What are the components of the respiratory system

Answer 3

Nose
Pharynx
Mouth
Epiglottis
Larynx
Trachea
L&R Bronchus
Bronchioles
Alveoli

Lungs:
Parietal Pleura - outer layer
Serous fluid - middle layer
Visceral Pleura - inner layer

Question 4

What is hypoxic drive?

Answer 4

Particularly in patients with COPD the levels of carbon dioxide in the blood are high this means they become desensitised to this (which is the stimulus to breathe)
Brain uses hypoxia as a stimulus to breathe
High % of O2 can remove this stimulus

Question 5

What is Chronic a Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Answer 5

General term covering a spectrum of diseases ranging from chronic bronchitis through to asthma and emphysema