Rutherford Breathing Emergencies
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| What are the two types of breathing emergencies? | respiratory distress and respiratory arrest
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| Most common breathing emergency? | respiratory distress
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| Care for respiratory distress? | check, call, care
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| What is the most common cause of respiratory emergency? | airway obstruction
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| This occurs if the airway is blocked by the tongue or swollen tissues of the mouth and throat. | anatomical airway obstruction
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| This occurs when the airway is partially or completely blocked by a foreign object, such as a piece of food or a small toy, or by fluids, such as vomit or blood. | mechanical airway obstruction
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| Breathing has stopped, no oxygen is getting the vital organs. | respiratory arrest
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| Signals of respiratory arrest? | absence of breathing, skin color
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| What if a victim has dentures? | don't remove them unless they are blocking the airway
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| What is asthma? | condition that narrows the air passages and makes breathing difficult
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| What is emphysema? | lungs and alveoli loose their ability to exchange air.
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| Common signal of asthma? | wheezing.
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| What is cyanotic? | bluish color of the skin
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| What is aspirate? | inhalation of blood, vomit, or other foreign material into the lungs
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| What is a stoma? | an opening in the front of the neck where a person breathes.
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| What is anaphylactic shock? | severe allergic reaction.
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| What is hyperventilation? | breathing is faster than normal
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| What is bronchitis? | inflammation of the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles.
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| What is epiglottis? | severe inflammation of the epiglottis
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| What is croup? | swelling of the vocal cords
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