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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. 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.

  5. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    In women, it includes structures such as ovaries, fallopian tubes, a uterus, and a vagina, while in men, it includes testes, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate, and the penis. Autoimmune diseases of the reproductive system can affect both male and female fertility and reproductive health.

  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. 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 ...

  8. BVM - Wikipedia

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    BVM may refer to: Blessed Virgin Mary (Latin: Beata Virgo Maria), a title for Mary, mother of Jesus; Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, a university degree; Bag valve mask, a device used in resuscitation procedures to assist patients in breathing; Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya, an engineering college in Gujarat, India

  9. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Wikipedia

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    The revised Five-factor score is associated with 5-year mortality from GPA and is based on the following criteria: age greater than 65 years, cardiac symptoms, gastrointestinal involvement, chronic kidney disease, and the absence of ears, nose, and throat symptoms. [7] With corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide, 5-year survival is over 80%. [13]