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  2. Basic airway management - Wikipedia

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    Demonstration of two-person bag valve mask technique Bag valve masks (BVM) provides positive pressure ventilation to patients that are not breathing or not breathing adequately to sustain oxygenation to the body. When used properly in conjunction with basic airway maneuvers and adjuncts it allows for adequate ventilation of the patient.

  3. Bag valve mask - Wikipedia

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    Bag valve mask. Part 1 is the flexible mask to seal over the patients face, part 2 has a filter and valve to prevent backflow into the bag (prevents patient deprivation and bag contamination) and part 3 is the soft bag element which is squeezed to expel air to the patient

  4. Termination for medical reasons - Wikipedia

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    In 1975, West German abortion law changed to permit abortions at any time if there was a serious danger to the mother's health and in case of fetal abnormalities through 22 weeks, in addition to permitting some abortions for non-medical reasons before 12 weeks. [12] The law changed again during German reunification. In 2013, 4% of legal ...

  5. Continuous positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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    A full face mask over the mouth and nose is another approach for people who breathe out of their mouths when they sleep. [13] Often, oral masks and naso-oral masks are used when nasal congestion or obstruction is an issue. [20] There are also devices that combine nasal pressure with mandibular advancement devices (MAD). Example of a full face ...

  6. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - Wikipedia

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    The amount of oxygen available to the patient in mouth-to-mouth is around 16%. If this is done through a pocket mask with an oxygen flow, this increases to 40% oxygen. If either a bag valve mask or a mechanical ventilator is used with an oxygen supply, this rises to 99% oxygen. The greater the oxygen concentration, the more efficient the ...

  7. Indication (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    The Indications and Usage section states the disease or condition, or manifestation or symptoms thereof, for which the drug is approved, as well as whether the drug is indicated for the treatment, prevention, mitigation, cure, relief, or diagnosis of that disease or condition.

  8. Transmission-based precautions - Wikipedia

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    Transmission-based precautions are infection-control precautions in health care, in addition to the so-called "standard precautions". They are the latest routine infection prevention and control practices applied for patients who are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with infectious agents, including certain epidemiologically important pathogens, which require additional control ...

  9. Postpartum disorder - Wikipedia

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    A postpartum disorder or puerperal disorder is a disease or condition which presents primarily during the days and weeks after childbirth called the postpartum period.The postpartum period can be divided into three distinct stages: the initial or acute phase, 6–12 hours after childbirth; subacute postpartum period, which lasts two to six weeks, and the delayed postpartum period, which can ...