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EMT Airway Exam With Questions And Correct Answers Latest Version 2024/2025
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- EMT Airway
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- George Washington University
EMT Airway Exam With Questions And Correct Answers Latest Version 2024/2025
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EMT Airway Exam With Questions And CorrectAnswers Latest Version 2024/2025
Aerobic Metabolism Answer: Metabolism that can proceed only in the presence of oxygen
Agonal gasps Answer: Occasional, gasping breaths that occur agter the heart has stopped
Airway Answer: The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx, which include the nose,
mouth and throat.
Alveolar Minute Volume Answer: The volume of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute minus
dead space; calculated by multiplying the tidal volume and resp. rate
Alveolar Ventilation Answer: 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 Answer: A safety system for large oxygen cylinders, designed to
prevent the accidental attachment of regulator to a cylinder containing the wrong type of gas.
Anaerobic Metabolism Answer: metabolism that takes place in the absence of oxygen; principle by
product is lactic acid.
Apnea Answer: absence of spontaneous breathing
Aspirations Answer: the introduction of vomitus or other foreign material into the lungs
, Ataxic Respirations Answer: Irregular, ineffective respirations that may or may not have an
identifiable pattern
Automatic Transport Ventilator (ATV) Answer: 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) Answer: device with one way valve and a face mask attached to a ventilation
bag; when attached to a reservoir and connected to oxygen, it delivers more than 90% supplemental
oxygen
Barrier device Answer: a protective item such as a pocket mask with a valve, that limits exposure to
a patient's body fluids
Bilateral Answer: A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline
Bronchioles Answer: Subdivision of the smaller bronchi in the lungs; made of smooth muscle and
dilate or constrict in response to various stimuli
Copnography Answer: a noninvasive method to quickly and efficiently provide information on a
patient's ventilatory status, circulation and metabolism. Effectively measures the concentration of CO2
in expired over time
Capnometry Answer: A device that measures the amount of expired CO2, capnometer
Carina Answer: point at which the trachea bifurcates into the left and right mainstem bronchi
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