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the passageway by which air enters or leaves the body.
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airway
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forcing air or oxygen into the lungs when a patient has stopped breathing or has inadequate breathing.
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artificial ventilation
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a device that provides positive pressure ventilations. It includes settings designed to adjust ventilation rate and volume, is portable, and is easily carried on an ambulance.
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automatic transport ventilator (ATV)
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a handheld device with a face mask and sef-refilling bag that can be squeezed to provide artificial ventilations to a patient. It can deliver air from the atmosphere or oxygen from a supplemental oxygen supply system.
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bag-valve mask (BVM)
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a blue or gray color resulting from lack of oxygen in the body.
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Cyanosis
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areas of the lungs outside the alveoli where gas exchange with the blood does not take place.
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dead space
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a valve that indicates the flow of oxygen in liters per minute.
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flowmeter
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a device that uses oxygen under pressure to deliver artificial ventilations. Its trigger is placed so that the rescuer can operate it while still using both hands to maintain a seal on the face mask. It has automatic flow restriction to prevent overdelivery of oxygen to the patient.
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flow-restricted, Oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD)
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vomiting or retching that results when something is placed in the back of the pharynx. this is tied to the swallow reflex.
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gag reflex
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a means of correcting blockage of the airway by the tongue by tilting the head back and lifting the chin. Used when no trauma, or injury, is suspected.
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head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
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a device connected to the flowmeter to add moisture to the dry oxygen coming from an oxygen cylinder.
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humidifier
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to provide ventilations at a higher rate than normal.
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hyperventilate
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an insufficiency of oxygen in the body's tissues.
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hypoxia
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a means of correcting blockage of the airway by moving the jaw forward without tilting the head or neck. Used when trauma, or injury, is suspected to open the airway without causing further injury to the spinal cord in the neck.
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jaw-thrust maneuver
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the amount of air breathed in during each respiration multiplied by the number of breaths per minute.
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minute volume
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a device that delivers low concentrations of oxygen through two prongs that rest in the patient's nostrils.
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nasal cannula
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a flexible breathing tube inserted through the patient's nose into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway.
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nasopharyngeal airway
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a face mask and reservoir bag device that delivers high concentrations of oxygen. The patient's exhaled air escapes through a valve and is not rebreathed.
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nonrebreather mask
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a curved device inserted through the patient's mouth into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway.
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oropharyngeal airway
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a cylinder filled with oxygen under pressure.
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oxygen cylinder
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an airway (passage from nose or mouth to lungs) that is open and clear and will remain open and clear, without interference to the passage of air into and out of the body.
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patent airway
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a device, usually with a one-way valve, to aid in artificial ventilation. A rescuer breathes through the valve when the mask is place over the patient's face. It also acts as a barrier to prevent contact with a patient's breath or body fluids.
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pocket face mask
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is the same as artificial ventilation.
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positive pressure ventilation
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a device connected to an oxygen cylinder to reduce cylinder pressure so it is safe for delivery of oxygen to a patient.
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pressure regulator
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another word for breathing.
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respiration
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when breathing completely stops.
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respiratory arrest
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increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath.
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respiratory distress
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the reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to support life.
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respiratory failure
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a permanent surgical opening in the neck through which the patient breathes.
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stoma
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use of a vacuum device to remove blood, vomitus, and other secretions or foreign materials from the airway.
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suctioning
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the breathing in of air or oxygen or providing breaths artificially
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ventilation
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a face mask and reservoir bag device that delivers specific concentrations of oxygen by mixing oxygen with inhaled air.
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Venturi mask
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