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| nasopharyngeal | _____________ ariway; flexible breathing tube inserted through the pateint's nose to maintain an open airway. |
| hyperventilate | To breathe or to provide ventilations at a higher than normal rate. |
| nonrebreather | Type of oxygen mask used with a reservior bag to deliver high-concentration oxygen. |
| gag | ______ reflex; reaction of vomiting or retching when something is placed in the back of the mouth. |
| Flow-Restricted, Oxygen-Powered Ventilation Device (FROPVD) | Device that uses oxygen under pressure to deliver artifical ventilations |
| cyanosis | Bluish or grayish skin color resulting from a lack of oxygen. |
| adjuncts | Devices that aid in maintaining an open airway |
| respiration | Breathing |
| ventilation | Providing breaths artifically |
| airway | Passage by which air enters and leaves the body. |
| cylinder | Seamless steel or lightweight alloy tank. |
| inadequate | __________ breathing; signs of this include minimal chest movement and diminished breath sounds. |
| oropharyngeal | ____________ airway; curved device inserted through the patient's mouth to maintain an open airway |
| flowmeter | Valve that allows control of the amount of oxygen supplied to a patient. |
| stoma | Surgical opening in the neck through which a patient breathes. |
| hypoxia | Insufficiency of oxygen in body tissue |
| cannula | Device that delivers oxygen through two prongs inserted into patient's nostrils |
| failure | Respiratory __________; the reduction of breathing to a level insufficient to support life. |
| vallecula | A groove-like structure anterior to the epiglottis |
| endotracheal | _____________ tude; a tube designed to be inserted into the trachea for airway management |
| alveoli | Microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange takes place |
| esophagus | The tube that leads from the pharynx to the stomach |
| rotational | __________ impact collisions involve cares that are struck and spin |
| laryngoscope | An illuminating instrument inserted into the pharynx to visualize the pharynx and larynx |
| pressure | Cricoid _________; applied to the cricoid cartilage to bring the vocal cords into view |
| Nature | _______ of the illness; what is wrong with a medical patient |
| epiglottis | A leaf-shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea. |
| nasogastric | _____________ tube; a tube passed through the nose to relieve distention of the stomach in a child |
| intubation | Insertion of a tube |
| cricoid | _________ cartilage; the ring-shaped structure that circles the trachea at the lower end of he larynx |
| larynx | The voice box |
| Sellicks | _________ maneuver; another name for cricoid pressure. |
| bronchi | The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs |
| trachea | The "windpipe"; the structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs |
| cavitation | A bullet as it enters the body creates a pressure wave, causing this. |
| medium | ________ velocity wounds are caused by handguns or shotguns. |
| penetrating | ___________ trauma; injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or body tissue |
| Body Substance Isolation (BSI) | Equipment and procedures that provide protection from the blood and body fuilds of the pateint are referred to as ___________ precautions. |
| blunt | _______-force trauma; injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate through the skin |
| danger | _______ zone; the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision |
| inertia | Law of _________; a body will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force |
| velocity | The speed of an item that caused an injury |
| scene | __________ size-up; steps taken when approaching the immediate area of an emergency call. |
| low | _____velocity wounds are caused by items propelled by hand, such as knives. |
| mechanism | ___________ of injury; a force that may have caused injuries |
| domestic | ___________ violence; violence in the home |
| CHEMTREC | Chemical transportation emergency center |
| Response | North American Emergency _________ Guidebook; U.S. DOT publication containing information on hazardous materials indentification, hazards, and emergency actions. |
| personal | __________ safety; determining if there are dangers to yourself at the scene of an emergency |
| bystander | __________ safety; determining if there is any danger to the public at an emergency scene. |
