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  2. Suction (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    The portable suction unit of an ambulance A dental vacuum system for central suction. In medicine, devices are sometimes necessary to create suction. Suction may be used to clear the airway of blood, saliva, vomit, or other secretions so that a patient may breathe. Suctioning can prevent pulmonary aspiration, which can

  3. Chest drainage - Wikipedia

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    External suction (previously referred to as active suction) is used to create a sub-atmospheric pressure at the tip of a catheter.As the atmospheric pressure is lower compared to the intrapleural pressure, the lack of external suction (which was previously referred to as passive suction) is used to drain air and fluids. [1]

  4. Vacuum aspiration - Wikipedia

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    Vacuum or suction aspiration is a procedure that uses a vacuum source to remove an embryo or fetus through the cervix. The procedure is performed to induce abortion , as a treatment for incomplete spontaneous abortion (otherwise commonly known as miscarriage ) or retained fetal and placental tissue, or to obtain a sample of uterine lining ...

  5. Airway management - Wikipedia

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    In adults, there is limited evidence that the head down position can be used for self-treatment of suffocation and appears to be an option only if other maneuvers do not work. [7] In contrast, in children under 1 it is recommended that the child be placed in a head down position as this appears to help increase the effectiveness of back slaps ...

  6. Basic airway management - Wikipedia

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    Treatment includes several procedures aiming at removing foreign bodies from the airways. Most modern protocols, including those of the American Heart Association, American Red Cross and the European Resuscitation Council, [4] recommend several stages, designed to apply more pressure increasingly. Basic treatment includes several procedures ...

  7. Chest tube - Wikipedia

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    The third chamber is the suction control chamber. The height of the water in this chamber regulates the negative pressure applied to the system. A gentle bubbling through the water column minimizes evaporation of the fluid and indicates that the suction is being regulated to the height of the water column.

  8. Laryngeal tube - Wikipedia

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    The re-usable models can be autoclaved up to 50 times, while the modified laryngeal tube (Suction) incorporates an extra lumen for inserting a gastric tube or suction system. There are six sizes of the laryngeal tube, ranging from newborn (size 0) to large adult (size 5). The connector of the tube is color-coded for each size.

  9. Negative-pressure wound therapy - Wikipedia

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    Negative pressure wound therapy device Negative-pressure wound therapy ( NPWT ), also known as a vacuum assisted closure ( VAC ), is a therapeutic technique using a suction pump, tubing, and a dressing to remove excess wound exudate and to promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and second- and third-degree burns .