EMT FISDAP Airway, Ventilation, and Respiratory Test Questions and Answers GRADED A+

EMT FISDAP Airway, Ventilation, and Respiratory Test Questions and Answers GRADED A+ Aerobic metabolism - ANSmetabolism that can only proceed in the presence of oxygen Agonal Gasps - ANSoccasional, gasping breaths that occur after the heart has stopped Airway - ANSThe upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx, which includes the nose, mouth, and throat. Alveolar minute volume - ANSThe volume of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute minus the dead space; calculated by multiplying tidal volume (minus dead space) and respiratory rate. Alveolar ventilation - ANSThe volume of air that reaches the alveoli. It is determined by subtracting the amount of dead space air from the tidal volume. American Standard Safety System - ANSA safety system for large oxygen cylinders, designed to prevent the accidental attachment of a regulator to a cylinder containing the wrong type of gas. Anaerobic metabolism - ANSThe metabolism that takes place in the absence of oxygen; the principle product is lactic acid. Apnea - ANSabsence of spontaneous breathing aspiration - ANSIn the context of the airway, the introduction of vomitus or other foreign material into the lungs. ataxic respirations - ANSIrregular, ineffective respirations that may or may not have an identifiable pattern. Automatic transport ventilator (ATV) - ANSA ventilation device attached to a control box that allows the variables of ventilation to be set. It frees the EMT to perform other tasks while the patient is being ventilated. Bag-Valve Mask (BVM) - ANSA devic