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Archive for the ‘Asphyxia’ Category

Asphyxia is a condition that results when the respiratory exchange between the air sacs of the lungs and blood is interrupted or the highest degree difficult. As a result of partial or complete withdrawal, rapid or gradual oxygen anoxemia occurs.

Asthmatic crisis: asthmatic patients usually carry an inhaler to help them overcome the crisis. Should not take you, you must take him to a hospital. Correct course of action is to reassure and to breathe slowly through your nose and blowing the air through the mouth. The best position to overcome a crisis is sitting in a chair with the forward and back with arms resting on it.

Airway obstruction with a foreign body: when someone is choking is important to cough. If the object does not require in principle coughing manual help, like putting fingers in mouth and throat to get that obstructs the airway. When attempting the manual removal, never push the object, since we can obstruct it more. If this fails, we must perform the Heimlich maneuver, which is to get behind the person and the right fist placed under the sternum and the other hand over fist. Once in position is pressed firmly inward and upward, repeating several times. If the maneuver fails, go to a hospital quickly.