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Respiratory Rest
Sudden stoppage of breath
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respiratory arrest (total lack of respirations)
Most critical sign of inadequate breathing
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stoma
surgical opening in the neck that connects the windpipe (trachea) to the skin
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tongue; food
most common airway obstruction
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food, water, and oxygen
Basic life-sustaining substances
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Oral Airway
Used to maintain the patients airway and its functions as a pathway
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to maintains a patients airway after its manually opened and it functions as a pathway through which you can suction the patient
primary purposes of an oral airway
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loose, occluding the airway; firmly attached
Remove dentures only when they are ____, leave them i place if they are __.
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1. children are smaller and you will not need to use as much force
2. rate of rescue breathing is slightly faster ( 1 breath every 3 to 5 seconds)
two things to remember when correcting airways in children
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Airway care and rescue breathing
Two most important lifesaving skills
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Alveolar Ventilation
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide that occurs in the alveoli
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1. Continue to apply the head tilt-chin lift or jaw-thrust maneuver, an insert oral or nasal airway
2. Place the patient in the recovery position
Steps to maintaining the patient's airway
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Lay the patient in recovery position, the stomach contents will come out through the mouth
Treatment for someone who has gastric distention
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Mild Air Obstruction and Severe Airway Obstruction
types of airway obstruction
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brain; if deprived of oxygen and nutrients for 4-6 minutes, they begin to die if it dies the entire body shortly follows
Where are the most sensitive cells in the body and why?
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Flowmeter
a device on oxygen cylinders used to control and measure the flow of oxygen
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no chest movement, no breath sounds, no air movement, blue skin (cyanosis)
Signs and symptoms of respiratory arrest
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Keep the patients neck straight, not hyperextending the head or neck. Clean away any mucus in it. Remove breathing tube (if any) and make sure if its clear. Clean and replace it. Continue CPR
What steps would you take if a person had a stoma
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21%
Amount of oxygen the air contains
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movement of the rib cage and diaphragm
What does the movement of air into the lungs depend on?
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External Cardiac Compressions
means of applying artificial circulation by applying rhythmic pressure and relaxation on the lower half of the sternum
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mechanical blockage or obstruction caused by tongue, vomitus, foreign objects, illness or disease, drug overdose, poisoning, severe blood loss, electrocution
causes of respiratory arrest
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put one hand under the patient's chin and the other hand on the back of the patients head just above the neck; stabilizes the patients cervical pie, opens patients airway, easy to monitor patients carotid pulse ad breathing
Patient is in a vehicle, how do you open the airway and why?
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D and E sizes
Portable oxygen cylinders sizes used the most by EMS systems
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mouth (oropharynx), nose (nasopharynx), throat, trachea, lungs, diaphragm, and numerous chest muscles
body parts used in breathing
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