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AIRWAY SUPPORT [4 records]

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Record 1 2018-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
CONT

Life support equipment can range from noninvasive ventilatory and cardiac devices to invasive airway adjuncts, mechanical ventilation, and maximal cardiovascular and renal support.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
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Record 2 2016-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
CONT

Medical support measures consist of maintenance of a patent airway, administration of epinephrine, correction of hypotension through fluid administration, and administration of antihistamines and steroids.

OBS

medical support measure: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • medical support measures

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
OBS

mesure de soutien médical : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • mesures de soutien médical

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
DEF

The emergency prehospital care that is of a higher level than basic life support and that an advanced care paramedic can provide.

CONT

In addition to basic life support, advanced life support comprises advanced airway management, including intubation, advanced cardiac monitoring, manual defibrillation, intravenous therapy and drug therapy.

OBS

advanced life support, ALS; advanced care; advanced prehospital care: terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
DEF

Soins préhospitaliers d'urgence d'un niveau plus élevé que celui des soins de base, qu'un paramédical en soins avancés peut prodiguer.

CONT

Les soins avancés comprennent, en plus des soins de base, l'assistance respiratoire avancée, dont l'intubation, les soins cardiaques avancés, la défibrillation manuelle, la thérapie intraveineuse et la pharmacothérapie.

OBS

soins avancés; soins préhospitaliers avancés : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anestesia y reanimación
DEF

Atención médica proporcionada por profesionales de la salud capacitados para evaluar la situación del paciente, administrar la medicación necesaria en cada caso, y proporcionar desfibrilación, brindando además un manejo avanzado de la vía aérea, garantizando un acceso circulatorio antes de su transporte al hospital o dentro de un centro hospitalario.

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Record 4 2013-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

When face mask ventilation is inadequate to provide necessary sufficient airway support, or when long term positive pressure is required, an endotracheal tube(ETT) should be placed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

Support ventilatoire : Il permet de compenser la défaillance des muscles respiratoires, de réduire le travail respiratoire et de corriger l'hypoventilation alvéolaire.

Spanish

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