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...Vietnamese hospitals lacked a basic device called Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), which can provide lifesaving respiratory support for newborns, especially those born prematurely. Ringer says this simple technology consists of a tube that is inserted in the baby’s nose and used to supply pressurized air to help an infant breathe and keep his or her lungs from collapsing...
...Then I was told to relax and fall asleep. Yeah, right. Eventually I did. And then halfway through the night, a nurse came in and put a special mask on my face. It looks like a respirator, which is what it is. The CPAP (an acronym for continuous positive airway pressure) machine is designed to blow air at a steady pressure into your airways to keep you breathing regularly. Hooked up, I drifted off again. The nurse measured my sleep patterns remotely and varied the air pressure in the CPAP to maximize my sleep...
...necessary to prevent seizure victims from swallowing their tongue. In fact, "swallowing the tongue is an urban legend," says Greg Stockton, a health and safety expert at the Red Cross. Instead, remove hard objects from around the person and cushion the head. Sometimes the tongue will block the airway. In that case, tilt the head back, lift the chin and turn the person on his or her side. And as with all cases of unconsciousness, call...
Previous experiments had proven that an unrestrained victim of cardiac arrest could be intubated for an ideal airway to the lungs, and that CPR performed for an unrestrained victim and rescuer could be a feasible procedure...
...patient is comfortably sedated and ready for stronger drugs, if needed. PediSedate is intended only for minor surgery, such as stitching deep wounds or inserting ear stents. For major operations like an appendectomy, anesthesia must still be delivered the old-fashioned way: through a tube placed directly into the airway. And sorry, grownups, no adult version is available. --By Janice M. Horowitz