Test 2.2 Flashcards
What are the lower airways
Epiglottis
-flaps that cover the trachea when swallowing
Larynx
- cartilage ring and muscle
- anterior to 4-6 cervical bodies
- Adam’s apple
What are the ways that an airway can become compromised
Snoring respiration
Sternal retraction
Intercostal retraction
gurgling
What are the ways to maintain an airway once it’s open
Oropharyngeal
Nasopharyngeal
What do oropharyngeal consist of
Hard plastic device
Slips into the mouth and holds tongue down
Don’t use if person has gag reflex
Slide into mouth aiming towards the soft palate and rotate 180 towards hard palate
What does a nasopharyngeal consist of
Made of soft rubber
Requires use of lubricant
Typically insert in left nose
Use if person has gag reflex
What are the contraindications of nasopharyngeal
Facial trauma
Nose bleed
Is airway management complete without administration of supplemental oxygen
No you must administrate oxygen to complete airway management
Is too much oxgyen bad for a patient
No high oxygen to any patient is good for them no matter there medical history
Insufficient oxygen reaching the cells results in ____
Hypoxia
What’s the percentage of air we breath
21%
What’s the percentage of air we exhale into a victims mouth
16%
What is the abnormal of breaths an adult breaths per mintue
Fewer than 12- more than 20
What’s the abnormal of breaths a child breaths per mintue?
Fewer then 15- more than 30
What’s the abnormal of breaths an infant breaths per breath
Fewer then 25-more then 50
What are the upper airways
Oropharynx
-mouth -> trachea
Nasopharanx
-nostrils-> oropharynx
