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EMT Basic · Chapter 11 · Review · Chapter track

Airway Management

Referencing the content of EMT-Basic training and emergency patient care

Learning objectives (34)

  1. Demonstrate how to assist a patient with ventilations using the bag-mask device. (pp 464–467, Skill Drill 11-9) 16. Demonstrate the use of an automatic transport ventilator to assi — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  2. Demonstrate how to operate a suction unit — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  3. Demonstrate how to perform the jaw-thrust maneuver — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  4. Demonstrate how to place an oxygen cylinder into service. (pp 455–457, Skill Drill 11-7) 12. Demonstrate the use of a partial rebreathing mask in providing supplemental oxygen ther — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  5. Demonstrate the use of a Venturi mask in providing supplemental oxygen therapy to patients — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  6. Demonstrate the use of a humidifier in providing supplemental oxygen therapy to patients — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  7. Demonstrate use of pulse oximetry. (pp 435–436, Skill Drill 11-1) 2. Demonstrate how to position the unconscious patient. (pp 439–440, Skill Drill 11-2) 3. Demonstrate how to perfo — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  8. Describe how to measure and insert a nasopharyngeal (nasal) airway — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  9. Describe how to perform mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-mask ventilation — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  10. Describe how to perform the head tilt–chin lift maneuver — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  11. Describe how to perform the jaw-thrust maneuver — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  12. Describe the assessment and care of a patient with apnea — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  13. Describe the four-step process of assisting with advanced life support (ALS) skills — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  14. Describe the importance of giving supplemental oxygen to patients who are hypoxic — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  15. Describe the indications for using a humidifier during supplemental oxygen therapy — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  16. Describe the indications for using a nasal cannula rather than a nonrebreathing face mask — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  17. Describe the major structures of the respiratory system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  18. Describe the signs associated with adequate and inadequate artificial ventilation — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  19. Describe the signs that indicate a complication with an intubated patient — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  20. Describe the six steps of the BE MAGIC intubation procedure — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  21. Describe the use of a one- or two-person bag-mask device — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  22. Describe the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  23. Discuss the basics of how oxygen is stored and the various hazards associated with its use — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  24. Discuss the importance of preoxygenation when performing endotracheal (ET) intubation — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  25. Discuss the physiology of breathing — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  26. Explain how to assess for a patent airway — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  27. Explain how to assess for adequate and inadequate respiration, including the use of pulse oximetry — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  28. Explain how to measure and insert an oropharyngeal (oral) airway — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  29. Explain how to recognize and care for a foreign body airway obstruction — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  30. Explain the importance of and techniques for suctioning — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  31. Explain the use of a nonrebreathing mask and the oxygen flow requirements for its use — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  32. Explain the use of the recovery position to maintain a clear airway — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 417); confirm wording in your course copy.

  33. Give the signs of adequate breathing — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

  34. Give the signs of inadequate breathing — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 416); confirm wording in your course copy.

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Vocabulary · 12

  • Hypoxia

    A deficiency of oxygen reaching the body's tissues, which can quickly damage the brain, heart, and other organs.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Hypoxia

  • Apnea

    The absence of breathing for a period of time.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Apnea

  • Cyanosis

    A bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, or nail beds caused by low oxygen levels in the blood.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Cyanosis

  • Stridor

    A high-pitched, harsh sound during breathing, usually from partial obstruction of the upper airway.

    SourceAmerican Lung Association — Stridor — symptoms and causes

  • Bag-mask device (BVM)

    A handheld resuscitator with a self-inflating bag and one-way valve used to deliver positive-pressure ventilation through a sealed mask.

    SourceAmerican Heart Association — BLS Provider Manual — bag-mask ventilation

  • Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)

    A rigid, curved plastic device inserted into the mouth of an unresponsive patient without a gag reflex to keep the tongue from blocking the airway.

    SourceAmerican Heart Association — BLS — basic airway adjuncts

  • Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)

    A soft tube inserted through one nostril into the pharynx to maintain an open airway in a patient who has a gag reflex.

    SourceAmerican Heart Association — BLS — basic airway adjuncts

  • Yankauer suction tip

    A rigid suction tip used to clear blood, vomit, and secretions from the mouth and oropharynx.

    SourceMerriam-Webster Medical Dictionary — Yankauer

  • Pulse oximetry

    A noninvasive measurement of the percentage of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen (SpO₂), usually from a fingertip sensor.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Pulse oximetry

  • Tidal volume

    The volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during a single normal breath.

    SourceNIH NHLBI — Lung function tests — tidal volume

  • Gag reflex

    A protective reflex contraction of the throat that prevents foreign objects from entering the airway when the back of the throat is stimulated.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Gag reflex

  • concentrators/types

    of-oxygen-tanks/. Accessed

    SourcePrinted pages 416–493. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 12th ed., Jones & Bartlett Learning / American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Sequences · 2

  • Inserting an oropharyngeal airway (OPA) — Order the standard adult OPA insertion steps.
  • Two-rescuer bag-mask ventilation — Order the steps for delivering effective BVM ventilations.