Chapter 19 Flashcards
An active process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm contracts, expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into the lungs
Inspiration
Another term for inspiration
Inhalation
Blockage of the bronchi that lead from the trachea to the lungs
Bronchoconstriction
Another term for expiration
Exhalation
A passive process in which the intercostal muscles in the diaphragm relax, causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and forced air from the lungs
Expiration
What muscle divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
If a patient has only a few shallow, gasping breaths per minutes what should his treatment involved?
Immediate artificial installation with supplemental oxygen
If a patient is breathing using the muscles in their neck and abdomen to assist, what are these muscles referred to as?
Accessory muscles
What’s the leading killer of infants and children
Respiratory conditions
Because the Chestwall is softer in infants and children, they:
Depends more heavily on the diaphragm for breathing
Adequate rate of artificial ventilation’s friend nonbreeding adult patient is how many breaths per minute?
12
The adequate rate of artificial ventilation’s friend on breathing infant or child is how many breaths per minute?
20
What common pair of signs and symptoms is not commonly associated with breathing difficulty?
Increased pulse/tightness in chest
A patient who has been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea may use what to sleep?
CPAP device
If a patient who has been treated with CPAP for the past 10 minutes start to experience a decrease in mental status, the EMT should do what?
Remove the CPAP and ventilate with a bag valve mask
