UCLA EMT-(9) AIRWAY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

UCLA EMT-(9) AIRWAY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS AEROBIC METABOLISM - METABOLISM THAT CAN PROCEED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCTS ARE WATER AND CARBON DIXOIDE) AGONAL RESPIRATIONS - OCCASIONAL, GASPING BREATHS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE HEART HAS STOPPED. AIRWAY - THE UPPER AIRWAY TRACT OR THE PASSAGE ABOVE THE LARYNX WHICH INCLUDES THE NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT. ALVEOLAR VENTILATION - THE VOLUME OF AIR THAT REACHES THE ALVEOLI. IT IS DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE AMOUNT OF DEAD SPACE AIR FROM THE TIDAL VOLUME. AMERICAN STANDARD SYSTEM - A SAFETY SYSTEM FOR LARGE OXYGEN CYLINDERS, DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL 2 Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 ATTACHMENT OF A REGULATOR TO A CYLINDER CONTAINING THE WRONG TYPE OF GAS ANAEROBIC METABOLISM - THE METABOLISM THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCT IS LACTIC ACID) APNEA - ABSCENCE OF SPONTANEOUS BREATHING. ASPIRATION - THE INTRODUCTION OF VOMITUS OR OTHER FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS. ATAXIC RESPIRATIONS - IRREGULAR, INEFFECTIVE RESPIRATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN IDENTIFIABLE PATTERN. AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT VENTILATOR (ATV) - A VENTILATION DEVICE ATTACHED TO A CONTROL BOX THAT ALLOWS THE VARIABLES OF VENTILATION TO BE SET. IT FRES THE EMT TO PERFORM OTHER TASKS WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING VENTILATED. 3 Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 BAG-MASK DEVICE - A DEVICE WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE AND A FACE MASK ATTACHED TO A VENTILATION BAG; WHEN ATTACHED TO A RESERVOIR AND CONNECTED TO OXYGEN, DELIVERS MORE THAN 90% SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. BARRIER DEVICE - A PROTECTIVE ITEM, SUCH AS A POCKET MASK WITH A VALVE, THAT LIMITES EXPOSURE TO A PATIENT'S BODY FLUIDS. BILATERAL - A BODY PART OR CONDITION THAT APPEARS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MIDLINE. BRONCHIOLES - SUBDIVISION OF THE SMALLER BRONCHI IN THE LUNGS; MADE SMOOTH MUSCLE AND D