Title: Demonstrate the assessment of respiration and management of adequate respiration.
Course: Emergency Medical Technician I (14055-I) > Section: Demonstrating Airway Management, Respiration and Ventilation

Demonstration should include the

- anatomy of the respiratory system
- physiology and pathophysiology of respiration
  - pulmonary ventilation
  - oxygenation
  - respiration
    - external
    - internal
    - cellular
  - assessment and management of adequate and inadequate respiration
  - use of supplemental oxygen therapy.

Demonstration should also include age-related variations in pediatric and geriatric patients.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the various ways oxygen can be administered to a patient?
- How is the oxygen delivery system set up and checked before each ambulance call?
- What is the difference between external and internal respiration?