EMT 131 EXAM #1 QUESTIONS
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Upper Airway - ✔✔Nose and mouth, Pharynx, Nasopharynx, Larynx, tongue and jaw
(passage for air inhaled/exhaled)
Lower Airway - ✔✔trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
(left lung= 2 lobes; right lung= 3 lobes)
Ventilation - ✔✔movement of air in and out of the lungs
Oxygenation - ✔✔The process of delivering oxygen to the blood by diffusion from the
alveoli following inhalation into the lungs.
(Poor oxygenation= confusion, tachypnea, and cyanosis)
Respiration - ✔✔Refers to the gas exchange that occurs in the lungs— O2 in through the
inhalation and CO2 removed in exhalation
The nervous system - ✔✔(brain, spinal cord, nerves)
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, Sends signals to the respiratory center in the brain to change rate or depth of breathing
recovery position - ✔✔A side-lying position used to maintain a clear airway in
unconscious patients without injuries who are breathing adequately.
(roll body onto one side, extending lower arm, placing upper hand under the cheek)
Head Tilt-Chin Lift - ✔✔*Preferred technique*
gently lifting the PT's mandible up while pressing down on the forehead (sniffing
position)
Jaw Thrust - ✔✔Moving the jaw upward by placing fingers behind the angles of the jaw
and gently lifting
(Used if head or neck injury is suspected to open the airway)
Oralpharyngeal Airway (OPA) - ✔✔Used on PT's who are breathing and require
manual ventilations.
Only to be used on an unresponsive PT that DOES NOT have a gag reflex
nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) - ✔✔Use in patients whom the oral airway cannot be
inserted because of clenched teeth, biting, or injuries to the maxilla or face.
Can be used in patients who are not fully responsive and have a minimally intact gag
reflex.
*Measure from the nose to the tip of the earlobe
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Upper Airway - ✔✔Nose and mouth, Pharynx, Nasopharynx, Larynx, tongue and jaw
(passage for air inhaled/exhaled)
Lower Airway - ✔✔trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
(left lung= 2 lobes; right lung= 3 lobes)
Ventilation - ✔✔movement of air in and out of the lungs
Oxygenation - ✔✔The process of delivering oxygen to the blood by diffusion from the
alveoli following inhalation into the lungs.
(Poor oxygenation= confusion, tachypnea, and cyanosis)
Respiration - ✔✔Refers to the gas exchange that occurs in the lungs— O2 in through the
inhalation and CO2 removed in exhalation
The nervous system - ✔✔(brain, spinal cord, nerves)
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, Sends signals to the respiratory center in the brain to change rate or depth of breathing
recovery position - ✔✔A side-lying position used to maintain a clear airway in
unconscious patients without injuries who are breathing adequately.
(roll body onto one side, extending lower arm, placing upper hand under the cheek)
Head Tilt-Chin Lift - ✔✔*Preferred technique*
gently lifting the PT's mandible up while pressing down on the forehead (sniffing
position)
Jaw Thrust - ✔✔Moving the jaw upward by placing fingers behind the angles of the jaw
and gently lifting
(Used if head or neck injury is suspected to open the airway)
Oralpharyngeal Airway (OPA) - ✔✔Used on PT's who are breathing and require
manual ventilations.
Only to be used on an unresponsive PT that DOES NOT have a gag reflex
nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) - ✔✔Use in patients whom the oral airway cannot be
inserted because of clenched teeth, biting, or injuries to the maxilla or face.
Can be used in patients who are not fully responsive and have a minimally intact gag
reflex.
*Measure from the nose to the tip of the earlobe
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