FISDAP AIRWAY/EMT EXAM PRACTICE
100 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS /A+GRADE 2023
VERSION
aerobic metabolism - Answer Metabolism that can
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oxygen.
agonal gasps - Answer occasional, gasping breaths that occur after the heart has
stopped
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 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 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.
FISDAP AIRWAY/EMT EXAM PRACTICE
100 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS /A+GRADE 2023
VERSION
Bronchioles - Answer Subdivision of the smaller bronchi in the lungs; made of
smooth muscle and dilate or constrict in response to various stimuli.
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.
Capnometry - Answer A device that measures the amount of expired carbon dioxide.
carina - Answer Point at which the trachea bifurcates (divides) into the left and right
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