West coast emt block 2 quiz
Responsive patient older than 1 year
- Radial
A patient sitting in chair leaning forward outstretched arms
Difficulty breathing
When palpating the carotid pulse of a responsive patient
Avoid compressing both carotid arteries simultaneously
You receive a call to a day care center for an unresponsive 8 month old
Assess a brachial pulse for 5-10 seconds
If you can't palpate a pulse
Immediately begin CPR
Gas exchange in lungs is facilitated by
Adequate amounts of surfactant
Without adequate oxygen the body cells
Incompletely convert glucose into energy and lactic acid accumulates in the blood
Primary waste product of aerobic metabolism is
Carbon dioxide
Central chemoreceptor's located in the medulla provide feedback to increase rate
and depth
of breathing when they serve
Slight increase in carbon dioxide or a decrease in the PH in the cerebrospinal fluid
Intrapulmonary shunting occurs when
A decrease in respiratory rate and depth causes carbon dioxide accumulation in the
alveoli
An unconscious patient found in a prone position must be placed in a supine
position in
case he or she
Requires CPR
Proper size oropharyngeal airway
Corner of mouth to earlobe
Nasopharyngeal airway
inserted with bevel facing the septum if inserted into right nose
Most significant complication associated with oropharyngeal suctioning
Hypoxia due to prolonged suction attempts
Proper technique for suctioning oropharynx of an adult is
Suctioning while withdrawing catheter
23 year old motorcycle accident
Alternate 15 seconds of oral suctioning with 2 min assisted ventilation
Muscle
survives longest without oxygen
Acute pulmonary edema most likely develops as a result of
Responsive patient older than 1 year
- Radial
A patient sitting in chair leaning forward outstretched arms
Difficulty breathing
When palpating the carotid pulse of a responsive patient
Avoid compressing both carotid arteries simultaneously
You receive a call to a day care center for an unresponsive 8 month old
Assess a brachial pulse for 5-10 seconds
If you can't palpate a pulse
Immediately begin CPR
Gas exchange in lungs is facilitated by
Adequate amounts of surfactant
Without adequate oxygen the body cells
Incompletely convert glucose into energy and lactic acid accumulates in the blood
Primary waste product of aerobic metabolism is
Carbon dioxide
Central chemoreceptor's located in the medulla provide feedback to increase rate
and depth
of breathing when they serve
Slight increase in carbon dioxide or a decrease in the PH in the cerebrospinal fluid
Intrapulmonary shunting occurs when
A decrease in respiratory rate and depth causes carbon dioxide accumulation in the
alveoli
An unconscious patient found in a prone position must be placed in a supine
position in
case he or she
Requires CPR
Proper size oropharyngeal airway
Corner of mouth to earlobe
Nasopharyngeal airway
inserted with bevel facing the septum if inserted into right nose
Most significant complication associated with oropharyngeal suctioning
Hypoxia due to prolonged suction attempts
Proper technique for suctioning oropharynx of an adult is
Suctioning while withdrawing catheter
23 year old motorcycle accident
Alternate 15 seconds of oral suctioning with 2 min assisted ventilation
Muscle
survives longest without oxygen
Acute pulmonary edema most likely develops as a result of
