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The icu has a machine called a respirator or ventilator, and this does assistive breathing for those who are unable to breathe on their own.
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Why oxygen used in hospitals?
some of the patients in hospitals need a higher percentage of oxygen to help them breathe.
What happens when the trachea fails to work?
You cannot breathe. Then you die. Unless you get help
What does working in an iron lung mean?
a medical device which is designed to help patients breathe when they have difficulty doing so on their own.
How do you help a child who is choking on a piece of food?
If they can breathe or talk or cough, let them cough. If they cannot cough or breathe or talk, use the Heimlech manuever on them. But try to be gentle.
How can a person able to breathe underwater?
By themselves - they can't. But these days we have machines and contraptions that help us with that. Diving gear, diving bells, submarines etc all allow people to breathe underwater.
What are Asthma patients suffering from?
Asthma patients suffer from lack of air into the lungs. Persons suffering with asthma often have shortness of breath, will wheeze and have tightness in their chest. They would often carry a puffer to relieve symptoms and help them breathe better.
Do fish breathe with the help of gills or guilds?
Fish breathe with the help with gills.
What are the important of homenursing?
Home nursing is important to older people who need assistance that canÕt help themselves and favorable to the patients who canÕt go to the hospital. Being at home gives a sense of comfort to the patients.
What does a psychiatrist do for help?
Psychiatrists use their training to assist patients in working through issues themselves, utilizing a broad range of therapy, and may also prescribe medications for problems that require them.
What tubes help you to breathe?
There are a number of tubes that help you breathe. The bronchial tubes are the largest.
You have forgotten how to breathe Could you have some help?
You cannot "forget" how to breathe. When your oxygen levels become depleted, your body automatically has to take a breath. You may have trouble breathing for many different reasons, but "forgetting" is not one of them
How does a plant help a person?
PLants help people many ways. they breathe in carbon dioxide, which is what we breathe out. they breathe out oxygen, which is what we breathe in. without plants, we'd die from suffocation.
