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Why the Management of respiratory arrest take priority over all other disorders?
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∙ 15y ago
in basic life support you have what you call the ABCDE assessment airway breathing circulation disability exposure the first 3 are your priority as you need a patient airway , breathing , circulation to sustain life. if you are not breathing the bodys cells/tissues are starved of oxygen and start to die.this is called hypoxia of tissues the longer they are starved the more damage /death to cells
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What are the sign and symptoms of respiratory arrest?
complete shut down of the respiratory system. respiratory arrest is the ultimate result of prolonged respiratory failure. respiratory arrest usually results in cardiac arrest. (in children)
Signs and symptoms of respiratory arrest?
what are signs or symptoms of a respiratory arrest
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a lifesaving technique for victims of what?
Cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest.
What did Marvin Hamlisch did of?
He died of respiratory arrest.
What to assess when administering gentamycin?
Respiratory depression or arrest
What is the difference between respiratory arrest and respiratory failure?
Respiratory arrest is the cessation of breathing. It is a medical emergency and it usually is related to or coincides with a cardiac arrest. Causes include opiate overdose, head injury, anaesthesia, tetanus, or drowning. Respiratory arrest is treated initially with artificial ventilation, together with treatment of the likely cause.The term respiratory failure, in medicine, is used to describe inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, with the result that arterial oxygen and/or carbon dioxide levels cannot be maintained within their normal ranges. A drop in blood oxygenation is known as hypoxemia; a rise in arterial carbon dioxide levels is called hypercapnia.
What medicine is best to treat respiratory arrest?
A good glass of water
How did tupac die-?
Cardiac arrest, Respiratory failure, Ballistic trauma.
What narcotic drugs would cause respiratory arrest?
alcohal i think
How does heroin cause cardiac arrest?
it depresses the respiratory system which causes cardiac arrest through lack of oxygen to the heart
Why cardiac arrest follows to respiratory arrest?
Without getting into it. The heart is just a muscle and muscles can't work without oxygen.
What is Absent of breathing is known as?
The absence of breathing is respiratory arrest or apnea.
