EMT FISDAP Airway and
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Aerobic metabolism - ANSWER ✔✔metabolism that can only
proceed in the presence of oxygen
Agonal Gasps - ANSWER ✔✔occasional, gasping breaths that occur
after the heart has stopped
,Airway - ANSWER ✔✔The upper airway tract or the passage above
the larynx, which includes the nose, mouth, and throat.
Alveolar minute volume - ANSWER ✔✔The volume of air moved
through the lungs in 1 minute minus the dead space; calculated by
multiplying tidal volume (minus dead space) and respiratory rate.
Alveolar ventilation - ANSWER ✔✔The 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 a regulator to a cylinder containing the wrong type of gas.
Anaerobic metabolism - ANSWER ✔✔The metabolism that takes
place in the absence of oxygen; the principle product is lactic acid.
Apnea - ANSWER ✔✔absence of spontaneous breathing
aspiration - ANSWER ✔✔In the context of the airway, 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 ✔✔A 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 ✔✔A device with a 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.
capnography - ANSWER ✔✔A noninvasive method to quickly and
efficiently provide information on a patient's ventilatory status,
circulation, and metabolism; effectively measures the concentration of
carbon dioxide in expired air over time.
Carina - ANSWER ✔✔Point at which the trachea bifurcates (divides)
into the left and right mainstem bronchi.
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, Chemoreceptors - ANSWER ✔✔Monitor the level of O2, CO2, and
the pH of the CSF and then provide feedback to the respiratory centers
to modify the rate and depth of breathing based on the body's needs at
any given time.
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) - ANSWER ✔✔A method
of ventilation used primarily in the treatment of critically ill patients with
respiratory distress; can prevent the need for endotracheal intubation.
Dead space - ANSWER ✔✔The portion of the tidal volume that does
not reach the alveoli and thus does not participate in gas exchange.
Diffusion - ANSWER ✔✔A process in which molecules move from an
area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Dyspnea - ANSWER ✔✔shortness of breath
End-tidal CO2 - ANSWER ✔✔The amount of carbon dioxide present
at the end of an exhaled breath.
Exhalation - ANSWER ✔✔The passive part of the breathing process
in which the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles relax, forcing air out
of the lungs.
Ventilation 2026 Expert Verifed
Ace the Text
Aerobic metabolism - ANSWER ✔✔metabolism that can only
proceed in the presence of oxygen
Agonal Gasps - ANSWER ✔✔occasional, gasping breaths that occur
after the heart has stopped
,Airway - ANSWER ✔✔The upper airway tract or the passage above
the larynx, which includes the nose, mouth, and throat.
Alveolar minute volume - ANSWER ✔✔The volume of air moved
through the lungs in 1 minute minus the dead space; calculated by
multiplying tidal volume (minus dead space) and respiratory rate.
Alveolar ventilation - ANSWER ✔✔The 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 a regulator to a cylinder containing the wrong type of gas.
Anaerobic metabolism - ANSWER ✔✔The metabolism that takes
place in the absence of oxygen; the principle product is lactic acid.
Apnea - ANSWER ✔✔absence of spontaneous breathing
aspiration - ANSWER ✔✔In the context of the airway, 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 ✔✔A 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 ✔✔A device with a 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.
capnography - ANSWER ✔✔A noninvasive method to quickly and
efficiently provide information on a patient's ventilatory status,
circulation, and metabolism; effectively measures the concentration of
carbon dioxide in expired air over time.
Carina - ANSWER ✔✔Point at which the trachea bifurcates (divides)
into the left and right mainstem bronchi.
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, Chemoreceptors - ANSWER ✔✔Monitor the level of O2, CO2, and
the pH of the CSF and then provide feedback to the respiratory centers
to modify the rate and depth of breathing based on the body's needs at
any given time.
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) - ANSWER ✔✔A method
of ventilation used primarily in the treatment of critically ill patients with
respiratory distress; can prevent the need for endotracheal intubation.
Dead space - ANSWER ✔✔The portion of the tidal volume that does
not reach the alveoli and thus does not participate in gas exchange.
Diffusion - ANSWER ✔✔A process in which molecules move from an
area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Dyspnea - ANSWER ✔✔shortness of breath
End-tidal CO2 - ANSWER ✔✔The amount of carbon dioxide present
at the end of an exhaled breath.
Exhalation - ANSWER ✔✔The passive part of the breathing process
in which the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles relax, forcing air out
of the lungs.
