Chapter 9

Question 1

When breathing completely stops

Answer 1

Respiratory arrest

Question 2

The reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to support life

Answer 2

Respiratory failure

Question 3

A blue or gray color resulting from lack of oxygen in the body

Answer 3

Cyanosis

Question 4

The passageway by which air enters or leaves the body

Answer 4

Airway

Question 5

Increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath

Answer 5

Respiratory distress

Question 6

Forcing air or oxygen into the lungs when a patient has stopped breathing or has inadequate breathing

Answer 6

Artificial ventilation

Question 7

A device that uses oxygen under pressure to deliver artificial ventilation

Answer 7

Flow restricted, oxygen powered ventilation device

Question 8

To device that provides positive pressure ventilation

Answer 8

Manual transport ventilate

Question 9

I handheld device with a face mask and self refilling bag that can be squeezed to provide artificial ventilations to a patient

Answer 9

Bag valve mask

Question 10

A permanent surgical opening in the Mac through which the patient breathes

Answer 10

Stoma

Question 11

Device, usually with a one-way valve, to aid in artificial ventilation. It rescuer breathes through the valve when the mask is placed over the patients face.

Answer 11

Pocket facemask

Question 12

A device connected to an oxygen cylinder to reduce cylinder pressure to a safe level for delivery of oxygen to a patient

Answer 12

Pressure regulator

Question 13

Cylinder filled with oxygen under pressure

Answer 13

Oxygen cylinder

Question 14

A valve that indicates the flow of oxygen in liters per minute

Answer 14

Flowmeter

Question 15

And insufficiency of oxygen in the body’s tissues

Answer 15

Hypoxia

Question 16

A device connected to the flow meter to add moisture to the dry oxygen coming from an oxygen cylinder

Answer 16

Humidifier

Question 17

A face mask and reservoir bag device that delivers high concentrations of oxygen; The patient’s exhaled air escapes through a valve and is not rebreathed

Answer 17

Non-read breather mask

Question 18

A device that delivers low concentrations of oxygen through two prongs that rest in the patients nostrils

Answer 18

Nasal cannula

Question 19

A face mask and reservoir bag device that delivers a specific concentrations of oxygen by mixing oxygen with inhaled air

Answer 19

Venturi mask

Question 20

To determine the signs of adequate breathing what five things should EMT do?

Answer 20

1) look for adequate and equal expansion
2) Listen for air entering and leaving
3) Feel for air moving in and out
4) check for typical skin coloration
5) note rate, rhythm, quality, and depth of breathing

Question 21

When a patient is having an asthma attack on the respiratory system is trying to compensate what happens to the respiratory rate?

Answer 21

It increases

Question 22

When the fight or flight responses stimulated, what happens to the blood vessels in the arms and legs?

Answer 22

They constrict

Question 23

Why does the patient have wheezes when you start to listen with your stethoscope?

Answer 23

Air Force through narrow passageways you too bronchoconstriction

Question 24

When the patient starts to get very anxious what is the likely cause

Answer 24

Hypoxia

Question 25

When the asthmatic patient starts to get tired what is the potential result

Answer 25

Fatigued chest muscles