What equipment do doctors use when people stop breathing?

Answer 1

We manually open the airway using either a head tilt chin lift or a modified jaw thrust. After making sure they are not infact not breathing on there own we hook up a device called a bag valve mask (bvm) with oxygen to breath for them. The rate of breaths for a person who is apenic (not breathing) with a strong pulse is 1 breath every 6-8 seconds. Make sure to monitor the pulse if it becomes slow and weak begin CPR.

Yes those are the basics, however you first need to check for any obstructions in the airway before you begin your ventilation's, you need to secure the airway by using a oropharyngeal airway and you need to intubate the patient. We can also connect a ventilator to the et tube thereby getting rid of the need for a bvm. You also need to ascertain the reason for the apnea and if possible correct that.

Answer 2

There are a number of things paramedics do in cardiac emergencies. If the heart rate is dangerously slow, they can give drugs such as atropine to speed it up, or use pads to pace the heart electrically. If the heart rate is dangerously fast, there are antidysrythmic drugs such as amiodarone and adenosine that are used in some cases, and there is also electrical therapy available as well (synchronized cardioversion and defibrillation, both of which basically consist of shocking the heart to try to restore it to a normal rhythm)

Now, a "heart attack" usually means "myocardial infarction" which is when the heart muscle is dying. There are a number of things that can cause this, such as a clot in the coronary arteries of the heart. Some paramedics use fibrinolytic therapy (clot busting drugs) in the field to try to destroy the clot. Other paramedic services don't use fibrinolytic drugs in the field, so paramedic care may consist of more basic measures such as oxygen, nitroglycerin, aspirin, and a fast transport to a hospital that can treat the underlying problem.

Answer 3

If a person stops breathing, you will first need to call 9-1-1. Then tip their head back. Then you will need to give 2 rescue breaths. If the two rescue breaths don't go in, you will have to re-tilt the head, and make sure that there is nothing obstructing their airway.

You also want to make sure their heart is still pumping. If it isn't you should give them 2 breaths, then 30 compressions. Repeating until medical help comes.

Answer 4

A person with serious burns may stop breathing, and artificial respiration (also called mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or rescue breathing) should be administered immediately.

Answer 5

Respirators

Answer 6

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