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An obstruction of the upper airway involves the blockage of the airway in the throat, trachea (airway going to the lungs) or the voice box.
Multiple things can cause upper airway obstruction, such as foreign objects (choking), swelling due to allergic reaction and chemical or heat burns which cause blistering/swelling.
Most of the time, people would first think of choking as causing an obstruction of the upper airway, even though there are a variety of causes.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoblood, vomit, false teeth, bone, forien object, tongue drop
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∙ 13y agoAnything that is big enough to block the airway. Food, and other items.
If they are unconcious, it can be vomit or even their own tongue.
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∙ 14y agoIf the tongue falls back into the throat, that can cause an obstruction.
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∙ 14y agoGive back blows and abdominal thrusts to remove an obstruction from patients airway.
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∙ 9y agoThere are several different things that could cause an anatomical airway obstruction. Some of these things include foreign matter, allergic reactions, infections, abnormalities, and trauma.
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What effect does hyperkalemia have on cardiac muscle?
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In contrast to adults deterioration to cardic arrest in infants and children is usually associated with?
acute hypoxia and tachycardia
What is a sentence using cardic?
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Why do you have to open airway quickly on a casualty that has no control over her muscles?
The brain can only survive without oxygen for a very short amount of time. The priorities in an injured person are to remove the person from the area of danger, then to ensure an adequate airway, breathing and assess circulation. Airway is the most important because without an open airway and adequate breathing to promote oxygenation of blood, all other interventions will fail. In the setting of injury, especially if there is potential for head or neck injury, cervical spine stabilization should be maintained. This means that when opening the airway, you should not extend the neck. Instead a jaw lift should be performed and an airway adjunct may be needed to lift the tongue from the oropharynx to open the airway. Breathing may need to be assisted if there are no spontaneous ventilations. This can be done mouth-to-mouth or with an assistive device, such as a bag-valve-mask. ---- her tongue may fall backward and obstruct her airway ---- For the Air Force SABC: her tongue may fall backward and obstruct her airway
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However, in procedures that involve the neck it is of particular concern because a rapidly enlarging hematoma can obstruct the airway.
What is cardic?
Cardiac is concerning the heart.
What is the proper ventilation rate for a patient in cardiac arrest who has a advanced airway in place?
One breath every 5 seconds
Where in the body is cardic muscle found?
heart
What is tacho cardic?
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Describe different types of muscles the major muscles and how they move?
they move in different ways cardic voluntary and involuntary. they move in different ways cardic voluntary and involuntary.
