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Suction (medicine)

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suction can be used to remove blood from the area being operated on to allow surgeons to view and work on the area. Suction may also be used to remove blood that has built up within the skull after an
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Pollak, Andrew N. (ed.) (2011). "Chapter 9: Airway Management". Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. p. 343.
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is one type of tip that may be attached to a suction device. Another is the plastic, nonrigid French or whistle tip catheter.
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Suction devices may be mechanical hand pumps or battery or electrically operated mechanisms. In many
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and prevent growth of microorganisms. Small suction-providing devices are often called
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Allen GS, Coates NE (November 1996). "Pulmonary contusion: A collective review".
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so that a patient may breathe. Suctioning can prevent
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In medicine, devices are sometimes necessary to create
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Index


ambulance

suction
airway
secretions
pulmonary aspiration
pulmonary hygiene
breathing
aspirators
surgery
intracranial hemorrhage
hospitals
health facilities
medical vacuum supply
Yankauer suction tip
Aspirator (medical device)
PMID
8895709
"Injury to the cranium"
ISBN
0-07-137069-2
ISBN
978-0-7637-7828-6
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Surgical instruments
Dissecting
Scalpel

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