Volume 2 Fire Service Operations - compartment fires
... gases in the plume have been cooled by mixing with sufficient cool air, they will also be hot enough to cause fuel to start giving off flammable gases, if they come into contact with it. Thermal radiation from the plume is the main element in fire spread wherever there is no direct flame impingement ...
... gases in the plume have been cooled by mixing with sufficient cool air, they will also be hot enough to cause fuel to start giving off flammable gases, if they come into contact with it. Thermal radiation from the plume is the main element in fire spread wherever there is no direct flame impingement ...
In vitro comparison of heliox and oxygen in aerosol delivery using
... aerosols deeper than air or oxygen into the airways distal to the sites of airway narrowing and obstruction, resulting in higher lung deposition and greater bronchodilation.6–9 The clinical effects of heliox-carried aerosol drug administration have been studied by several researchers and the findings ...
... aerosols deeper than air or oxygen into the airways distal to the sites of airway narrowing and obstruction, resulting in higher lung deposition and greater bronchodilation.6–9 The clinical effects of heliox-carried aerosol drug administration have been studied by several researchers and the findings ...
Validation of computerized wheeze detection
... range [5], with a mean dominant frequency in infants of 225.5 Hz [6]. Wheezing is the ...
... range [5], with a mean dominant frequency in infants of 225.5 Hz [6]. Wheezing is the ...
Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Management of Patients
... Level 1: The literature contains a sufficient number of RCTs to conduct meta-analysis,† and meta-analytic findings from these aggregated studies are reported as evidence. Level 2: The literature contains multiple RCTs, but the number of RCTs is not sufficient to conduct a viable meta-analysis for th ...
... Level 1: The literature contains a sufficient number of RCTs to conduct meta-analysis,† and meta-analytic findings from these aggregated studies are reported as evidence. Level 2: The literature contains multiple RCTs, but the number of RCTs is not sufficient to conduct a viable meta-analysis for th ...
209_dk3 - BRE projects website
... 2. smaller openings positioned above these ordinary windows. On the first floor (the top floor) two openable roof lights are provided in order to facilitate air exhaust utilising natural driving forces. The roof lights are located near the staircases. From the ceiling to the roof light there is a ...
... 2. smaller openings positioned above these ordinary windows. On the first floor (the top floor) two openable roof lights are provided in order to facilitate air exhaust utilising natural driving forces. The roof lights are located near the staircases. From the ceiling to the roof light there is a ...
Respiratory Muscle Fatigue: A Cause of
... use the most. The skeletal muscles that we use the most are the respiratory muscles. If they atrophy during prolonged artificial ventilation, is it surprising that some patients during the weaning period can breathe quietly without distress for a short period, but then become progressively more dysp ...
... use the most. The skeletal muscles that we use the most are the respiratory muscles. If they atrophy during prolonged artificial ventilation, is it surprising that some patients during the weaning period can breathe quietly without distress for a short period, but then become progressively more dysp ...
Respiratory System Organization
... • Respiratory cycle—A single breath consisting of inspiration (inhalation) and expiration (exhalation) • Respiratory rate—Number of cycles per minute • Adult normal rate 12 to 18 breaths/minute • Child normal rate 18 to 20 breaths/minute ...
... • Respiratory cycle—A single breath consisting of inspiration (inhalation) and expiration (exhalation) • Respiratory rate—Number of cycles per minute • Adult normal rate 12 to 18 breaths/minute • Child normal rate 18 to 20 breaths/minute ...
NEONATAL PNEUMONIA
... hours – If during observation respiratory distress worsen or other sepsis symptoms appear, treat for sepsis possibility and manage the moderate respiratory distress and immediately refer to Referral Hospital – Give breast milk if infant could feed. If not, then give breast milk with one of the fluid ...
... hours – If during observation respiratory distress worsen or other sepsis symptoms appear, treat for sepsis possibility and manage the moderate respiratory distress and immediately refer to Referral Hospital – Give breast milk if infant could feed. If not, then give breast milk with one of the fluid ...
MCQ for Nursing Students 16
... 5. Answer: (A) Call for help and note the time. Having established, by stimulating the patient, that the patient is unconscious rather than sleep, the nurse should immediately call for help. This may be done by dialing the operator from the patient’s phone and giving the hospital code for cardiac ar ...
... 5. Answer: (A) Call for help and note the time. Having established, by stimulating the patient, that the patient is unconscious rather than sleep, the nurse should immediately call for help. This may be done by dialing the operator from the patient’s phone and giving the hospital code for cardiac ar ...
Lung deposition of inhaled a -proteinase inhibitor in cystic fibrosis and a -antitrypsin
... residual volumes and the ability to control inhalations [9–11], such that both inhalation flow rate and inhaled volume are controlled by a computerised compressor. This inhalation device has been specially designed for the efficient inhalation of substances such as AAT, with the breathing pattern be ...
... residual volumes and the ability to control inhalations [9–11], such that both inhalation flow rate and inhaled volume are controlled by a computerised compressor. This inhalation device has been specially designed for the efficient inhalation of substances such as AAT, with the breathing pattern be ...
Lung function measurement in awake young children
... within a whole body plethysmograph. For children under this age, lung function measurements are rarely performed, except for research purposes in infants, who may be studied during sedation. In young children, lung function measurements are seldom documented in clinical practice and intervention stu ...
... within a whole body plethysmograph. For children under this age, lung function measurements are rarely performed, except for research purposes in infants, who may be studied during sedation. In young children, lung function measurements are seldom documented in clinical practice and intervention stu ...
comparison to other ventilatory parameters
... (10), ventilatory equivalent for oxygen (VE/VO2) (8,11), non-linear increase in the VCO2/VO2 slope (Vslope method) (12), and the end-tidal partial pressure of oxygen pressure (PET O2) (4,9,11). Several (4,8,9,11,12), but not all studies (7,13,14), support a physiological relationship between changes ...
... (10), ventilatory equivalent for oxygen (VE/VO2) (8,11), non-linear increase in the VCO2/VO2 slope (Vslope method) (12), and the end-tidal partial pressure of oxygen pressure (PET O2) (4,9,11). Several (4,8,9,11,12), but not all studies (7,13,14), support a physiological relationship between changes ...
Use of Helium-Oxygen Mixtures in the Treatment of Acute Asthma*
... revealed that there are not significant differences between groups. However, the studies that used heliox to deliver nebulized therapy showed a trend toward an increase in pulmonary function, suggesting that heliox could be more effective than oxygen/ air in delivering inhaled particles of -agonist ...
... revealed that there are not significant differences between groups. However, the studies that used heliox to deliver nebulized therapy showed a trend toward an increase in pulmonary function, suggesting that heliox could be more effective than oxygen/ air in delivering inhaled particles of -agonist ...
Use of Helium-Oxygen Mixtures in the Treatment of
... revealed that there are not significant differences between groups. However, the studies that used heliox to deliver nebulized therapy showed a trend toward an increase in pulmonary function, suggesting that heliox could be more effective than oxygen/ air in delivering inhaled particles of -agonist ...
... revealed that there are not significant differences between groups. However, the studies that used heliox to deliver nebulized therapy showed a trend toward an increase in pulmonary function, suggesting that heliox could be more effective than oxygen/ air in delivering inhaled particles of -agonist ...
Passy-Muir Clinical Inservice Outline
... d. Trach tube cuff (even when deflated) may create bulk in the airway causing obstruction to exhaled airflow. Assess for cuffless tube or downsizing. e. Bedside assessment for airway patency 1. Deflate trach tube cuff 2. Instruct the patient to inhale through open trach tube 3. Manually finger occlu ...
... d. Trach tube cuff (even when deflated) may create bulk in the airway causing obstruction to exhaled airflow. Assess for cuffless tube or downsizing. e. Bedside assessment for airway patency 1. Deflate trach tube cuff 2. Instruct the patient to inhale through open trach tube 3. Manually finger occlu ...
of Respiratory Waveforms Plethysmography : Accuracy
... Geneva, Switzerland), with high-frequency response, allowed the measurements of rapid volume changes.13 A pressure transducer measured the pressure (Pbody) of gas compressed in BP by pulmonary volume changes, giving after calibration (see below) a first volume waveform VBP(t). During protocol, absen ...
... Geneva, Switzerland), with high-frequency response, allowed the measurements of rapid volume changes.13 A pressure transducer measured the pressure (Pbody) of gas compressed in BP by pulmonary volume changes, giving after calibration (see below) a first volume waveform VBP(t). During protocol, absen ...
Clinical Foundations 9
... Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial pulmonary infection and accounts for a significant proportion of the 1.7 million infections and 99,000 associated deaths each year in American hospitals. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant en ...
... Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial pulmonary infection and accounts for a significant proportion of the 1.7 million infections and 99,000 associated deaths each year in American hospitals. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant en ...
Field Validation of Algebraic Equations for Stack and Wind Driven
... For AIM-2 wind and stack effect flows are determined separately, then superposed as a sum of effective pressures, with a correction term that accounts for the interaction of wind and stack induced pressure. This wind and stack effect interaction term is the only empirical constant determined by comp ...
... For AIM-2 wind and stack effect flows are determined separately, then superposed as a sum of effective pressures, with a correction term that accounts for the interaction of wind and stack induced pressure. This wind and stack effect interaction term is the only empirical constant determined by comp ...
Low-dose ketamine vs fentanyl during ED PSA with - CCFP-EM
... • ETCO2 abnormalities do not appear to precede oxygen desaturation in patients breathing room air ...
... • ETCO2 abnormalities do not appear to precede oxygen desaturation in patients breathing room air ...
Exercise Limitation in COPD
... system’s relaxation volume to a higher level. The existence of significant lung hyperinflation at rest means that the patient’s ability to increase ventilation when the situation demands (e.g., exercise) is seriously curtailed (see later)12,21. Additional factors may also contribute to the EFL devel ...
... system’s relaxation volume to a higher level. The existence of significant lung hyperinflation at rest means that the patient’s ability to increase ventilation when the situation demands (e.g., exercise) is seriously curtailed (see later)12,21. Additional factors may also contribute to the EFL devel ...
Protocol v1 (12 Aug 2016)
... ARF is a serious acute illness which can occur secondary to common cardiac or respiratory conditions. Early prehospital administration of CPAP, a form of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), may improve survival and reduce the need for critical care admissions. The ACUTE study will determine the feasibil ...
... ARF is a serious acute illness which can occur secondary to common cardiac or respiratory conditions. Early prehospital administration of CPAP, a form of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), may improve survival and reduce the need for critical care admissions. The ACUTE study will determine the feasibil ...
Histological Examination of the Relationship between Respiratory
... a common disorder in the USA and Western Europe in recent decades [16]. The manifestations can be divided into esophageal and extraesophageal syndromes, which affect various tissues and organ systems in addition to the esophagus [28, 41]. Among the various extraesophageal manifestations, causal rela ...
... a common disorder in the USA and Western Europe in recent decades [16]. The manifestations can be divided into esophageal and extraesophageal syndromes, which affect various tissues and organ systems in addition to the esophagus [28, 41]. Among the various extraesophageal manifestations, causal rela ...
Technical Booklet K
... ground level. Bathroom – a room containing a bath or shower whether or not it also contains other sanitary appliances. Cellar – part of a building that is situated partly or entirely below ground level and that is used solely for storage, heating plant or other purposes but not for habitation. Closa ...
... ground level. Bathroom – a room containing a bath or shower whether or not it also contains other sanitary appliances. Cellar – part of a building that is situated partly or entirely below ground level and that is used solely for storage, heating plant or other purposes but not for habitation. Closa ...
Heat Recovery Ventilation Guide for Houses
... Supply‐only systems use one or more fans, typically a furnace fan, to automatically deliver outdoor air into the house and to each room. The house will likely still have occupant controlled exhaust fans in rooms where moisture and odours are generated, such as bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry roo ...
... Supply‐only systems use one or more fans, typically a furnace fan, to automatically deliver outdoor air into the house and to each room. The house will likely still have occupant controlled exhaust fans in rooms where moisture and odours are generated, such as bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry roo ...
Bag valve mask
A bag valve mask, abbreviated to BVM and sometimes known by the proprietary name Ambu bag or generically as a manual resuscitator or “self-inflating bag”, is a hand-held device commonly used to provide positive pressure ventilation to patients who are not breathing or not breathing adequately. The device is a required part of resuscitation kits for trained professionals in out-of-hospital settings (such as ambulance crews) and is also frequently used in hospitals as part of standard equipment found on a crash cart, in emergency rooms or other critical care settings. Underscoring the frequency and prominence of BVM use in the United States, the American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care recommend that ""all healthcare providers should be familiar with the use of the bag-mask device."" Manual resuscitators are also used within the hospital for temporary ventilation of patients dependent on mechanical ventilators when the mechanical ventilator needs to be examined for possible malfunction, or when ventilator-dependent patients are transported within the hospital. Two principal types of manual resuscitator exist; one version is self-filling with air, although additional oxygen (O2) can be added but is not necessary for the device to function. The other principal type of manual resuscitator (flow-inflation) is heavily used in non-emergency applications in the operating room to ventilate patients during anesthesia induction and recovery.Use of manual resuscitators to ventilate a patient is frequently called ""bagging"" the patient and is regularly necessary in medical emergencies when the patient's breathing is insufficient (respiratory failure) or has ceased completely (respiratory arrest). Use of the manual resuscitator force-feeds air or oxygen into the lungs in order to inflate them under pressure, thus constituting a means to manually provide positive-pressure ventilation. It is used by professional rescuers in preference to mouth-to-mouth ventilation, either directly or through an adjunct such as a pocket mask). The full-form of AMBU is Artificial Manual Breathing Unit.