NREMT® EMR Exam Prep / NREMT Exam With Correct Questions And Answers

NREMT® EMR Exam Prep / NREMT Exam With Correct Questions And Answers airway - The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx, which includes the nose, mouth, and throat. respiration - The process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain. ventilation - movement of air in and out of the lungs infancy physiology - HR: 140-160 RR: 40-60, 30-40 after birth Systolic BP: 90mm Hg Toddler and Pre-school age Physiology (12-36months) and (3-5yo) - HR: 80-130 RR:20-30 Systolic BP:70-100 mm Hg School age children physiology (6-12yo) - HR: 70-110 RR: 20-30 Systolic BP: 80-120 mmHg Middle Adulthood Physiology (41-60) - HR: 70 RR: 16-20 BP: 120/80 diastolic blood pressure - force exerted against the arteries between contractions systolic blood pressure - force exerted against the arties when the heart is contracting Upper airway tract - Begins at the mouth Includes the nose, pharynx and larynx Lower airway tract - trachea/windpipe, bronchi, lungs, bronchioles, alveoli bronchi - The passages that direct air into the lungs Bronchioles - Airways in the lungs that lead from the bronchi to the alveoli. Alveoli - tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood stridor - strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx Wheezing - High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease croup - an acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx, hoarseness, and a barking cough snoring - The sound of the soft tissue of the upper airway creating a partial obstruction of air flow head tilt-chin lift maneuver - A combination of two movements to open the airway by tilting the forehead back and lifting the chin; not used for trauma patients. jaw-thrust maneuver - Technique to open the airway by placing the fingers behind the angle of the jaw and bringing the jaw forward; used for patients who may have a cervical spine injury. pulmonary artery - artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs pulmonary capillaries - -picks up oxygen from the alveoli -releases carbon dioxide to the alveoli consider using a BVM if the patient.... - is unresponsive, or has cyanotic skin nasal cannula - 1-6 L/min, usually conciou spatient Non-re-breather face mask - 10-15 lpm, use if patient is hypoxic, usually an unconscious patient Unresponsive patient open the airway using the... - head tilt chin lift maneuver unresponsive trauma patient open and maintain the airway with.... - jaw thrust maneuver while maintaining manual c spine Pale skin may indicate - -low body temp -blood loss -shock -poor blood flow to part of body