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Anaphylaxis is an emergency condition requiring immediate professional medical attention. Call 911 immediately.
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Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis involves injection of adrenaline(epinephrine), which constricts blood vessels and counteracts the effects of histamine. Oxygen may be given, as well as intravenous replacement fluids.
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Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis involves injection of adrenaline(epinephrine) which constricts blood vessels and counteracts the effects of histamine. Oxygen may be given, as well as intravenous replacement fluids.
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Because of the severity of these reactions, treatment must begin immediately. The most common emergency treatment involves injection of epinephrine (adrenaline) to stop the release of histamines and relax the muscles of the respiratory tract.
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Detailed information on cpr, including how to become properly trained in cpr Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is administered when someone's breathing or pulse stops. If both have stopped, then sudden death has occurred. While some of the causes of sudden death include poisoning, drowning, choking, suffocation, electrocution, or smoke inhalation, the most common cause is from heart attack.
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Attempting to restart breathing and heartbeat for someone whose breathing and pulse appear to have stopped.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) employs chest compressions in a sequential pattern with artificial respiration to restore or maintain wea...
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Chest compressions, which keep the person''s blood circulating.Permanent brain damage or death can occur within minutes if a person''s blood flow stops. Therefore, you must continue these procedures until the person''s heartbeat and breathing return,...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is used when the victim isn't breathing and has no pulse. CPR alternates rescue breathing with chest compressions to act in place of the lungs and heart. A CPR class will teach you the correct way to reproduce the heart's pumping action. The information below gives you only the basics of CPR. It is not intended to replace professional instruction.
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for an infant, child, or adolescent who has stopped breathing(respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped(cardiac arrest).CPR is performed t...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing(respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped(cardiac arrest).CPR is performed to restore and maintain ...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation on a person who has stopped breathing(respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped(cardiac arrest).CPR is performed to restore and maintain b...
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Under new American Heart Association guidelines, training programs on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, better known as CPR, have become shorter and simpler.
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly called CPR, combines rescue breathing(one person breathing into another person) and chest compression in a lifesaving procedure performed when a person has stopped breathing or a person''s heart has stopped b...
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Studies suggest CPR may not always be performed correctly???by professionals or laypersons. Exploring how guidelines for CPR might be fine-tuned.
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The American Heart Association has issued revised guidelines for administering CPR, intended to simplify the process and help save more lives.
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A guide to the American Heart Association's new, simplified CPR recommendations. Includes a clip and save illustrated wallet key.
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Victims of cardiac arrest who received only chest compressions, without interruption for breaths, had a much lower risk of suffering neurological damage as a result of the attack.
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Discusses the causes of sudden cardiac death and tips for how to prevent it.In most cases, death is the expected conclusion to a difficult illness. Sometimes, though, it comes unpredictably and swiftly. Doctors define sudden death as an abrupt, unexpected natural death that ends life less than an hour after final symptoms first develop in a person who does not have a condition that seems rapidly fatal.
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The majority of cardiac attacks occur at home, so being prepared could save a life. Options include learning CPR, owning a defibrillator, and having an emergency plan.
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Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein.Intravenous rehydration is used to resto...
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Intravenous rehydrationDefinition Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein. Purpose Fever, vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a per...
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Intravenous(IV) rehydration is a treatment for fluid loss in which a sterile water solution containing small amounts of salt or sugar is injected into the patient''s bloodstream.Rehydration is usually performed to treat the symptoms associated with...
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Endotracheal intubation is the placement of a tube into the trachea(windpipe) in order to maintain an open airway in patients who are unconscious or unable to breathe on their own. Oxygen, anesthetics, or other gaseous medications can be delivered...
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An endotracheal intubation is a medical procedure in which a tube is placed into the windpipe(trachea). This is done to open the airway to give you oxygen, medication, or anesthesia.After an intubation, you will likely be placed on a machine calle...
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A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure to create an opening through the neck into the trachea(windpipe). A tube is usually placed through this opening to provide an airway and to remove secretions from the lungs.
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If your surgeon has given you a new airway during surgery, it may be in place only a short time while you heal. Or, if your larynx has been removed, you'll continue breathing through this new airway. In either case, your health care team will help you adjust.
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A tracheostomy (tray-kee-AHS-toe-mee) gives you a new pathway for air to go into and out of your lungs. To create this pathway, you need surgery to make a small opening in your neck. A tracheostomy tube (also called a "trach tube”) is then placed into this opening. Air flows into and out of your lungs through the tube.
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Oxygen may be classified as an element, a gas, and a drug. Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at concentrations greater than that in room air to treat or prevent hypoxemia(not enough oxygen in the blood).
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Home oxygen therapy can help improve the length and quality of life for a person with COPD.
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Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at concentrations greater than that in room air to treat or prevent hypoxia. Oxygen delivery systems are classified as stationary, portable, or ambulatory, and oxygen can be administered by mask, nasa...
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To reduce the chances of fire and other hazards, you need to follow guidelines when using your oxygen unit.
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To use oxygen at home safely, you will need to follow certain steps each each time you use your oxygen unit.
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Oxygen/ozone therapy is a term that describes a number of different practices in which oxygen, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide are administered via gas or water to kill disease microorganisms, improve cellular function, and promote the healing of dama...
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Oxygen/ozone therapy is a term that describes a number of different practices in which oxygen, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide are administered via gas or water to kill disease microorganisms, improve cellular function, and promote the healing of dama...
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