Instruments Flashcards
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Nasal cannula
- Used to deliver supplemental oxygen to patients with difficulty breathing
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Simple face mask
- Disposable mask to provide oxygen therapy for patients experiencing chest pain, dizziness, etc
- Delivers oxygen at 6-10l/min
- Only used for patients who can breath on their own
- Uncontrollable oxygen concentration
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Non-rebreather mask
- Used in medical emergencies that require oxygen therapy
- Patient has to be able to breath unassisted
- Can deliver quite high concentrations of oxygen
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Venturi mask
- Delivers a known oxygen concentration to patients on controlled oxygen therapy
- High-flow oxygen therapy devices
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AMBU bag
- Artificial Manual Breathing Unit
- Used to provide positive pressure ventilation to patients who are not breathing
- Used in resuscitation situations
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Oropharyngeal airway
- Can only be used on an unconscious patient
- Measure centre of mouth to angle of jaw
- Measure corner of mouth to earlobe
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Nasopharyngeal airway
- Not for use in suspected skull trauma
- Better tolerated than oropharyngeal
- Measure nostril to earlobe
- Measure angle of jaw
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Laryngeal mask airway
- Used to channel oxygen or anaesthesia to patients during surgery
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Laryngoscope
- Used in intubation
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Endotracheal tube
- Used to deliver oxygen and medication in an intubated patient
- Used in airway management
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Nasogastric feeding tube
- Passed through the nose, down the oesophagus and into the stomach
- Generally used for short term feeding
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Hand-held Doppler
- Used for listening to a foetus’ heartbeat
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Sphygmomanometer
- Used to measure blood pressure
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Bivalve/cusco speculum
- Used in vaginal examinations
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Sims speculum
- Used in vaginal examinations
