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Block 2 Study Guide Cardiac Tamponade 1. Remember medical assessment when answering questions (order of operations!) a. Scene Size-up b. Primary Assessment c. History Taking d. Secondary Assessment e. Reassessment 2. Review the O2 cheat sheet a. 3. Know your lung sounds & what they indicate/where they’re heard a. Normal breath sounds. These are clear and relatively quiet during inspiration and expiration b. Snoring breath sounds. These usually indicate a simple, but potentially dangerous upper airway obstruction, usually caused by the tongue or a foreign body c. Wheezing breath sounds. These suggest an obstruction or narrowing of the lower airways, most prominent on expiration d. Crackles. Wet, crackling breath sounds, usually both inspiration and expiration, may indicate fluid in the lungs e. Rhonchi. Congested breath sounds may suggest the presence of mucus in the lungs. Expect to hear low-pitched, noisy sounds that are most prominent on expiration f. Stridor. This is often heard before even listening with a stethoscope and may indicate that the patient has an airway obstruction in the neck or upper part of the chest. Expect to hear a brassy, crowing sound that is most prominent on inspiration 4. What is the difference between assisted & artificial ventilations? When do we use them? a. Assisted ventilation: purpose is to improve overall oxygenation and ventilatory status of the patient; use when a patient is in severe respiratory distress or respiratory failure and not breathing adequately b. Artificial ventilation: purpose is to give ventilation; use when patients who are in respiratory arrest 5. What is passive ventilation? a. Movement of air in and out through chest compressions 6. When would you use the mouth to mask technique for providing ventilations? a. Artificial Ventilation technique b. For patients who are in respiratory arrest 7. Know airway suctioning times for adults, children & infants a. Adults:...