vocabulary 7-2

open, clear of obstruction

a system established for portable cylinders to ensure that a regulator is not connected to a cylinder containing the wrong type of gas

a partial or complete accumulation of air in the pleural space

a side-lying position used to maintain a clear airway in unconscious patients without injuries who are breathing adequately

movements in which the skin pulls in around the ribs during inspiration

a technique that is used to prevent gastric distention in which pressure is applied to the cricoid cartlidge; also referred to as cricoid pressure

occurs when a foreign body completely obstructs the patients airway. Patients cannot breath, talk, or cough

a opening through the skin and into an organ or other structure; a stoma in the neck connects the trachea directly to the skin

a hollow, cylindrical device used to remove fluid from the patients airway

the amount of air moved in and out of the lungs in one breath

large, semirigid suction tips recommended for suctioning the pharynx; also called yankaur tips

exchange of air between the lungs and the environment, spontaneously by the patient or with assistance from another person, such as an emt-b