Airway management — In cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid, airway management is the process of ensuring that: # there is an open pathway between a patient’s lungs and the outside world, and # the… … Wikipedia
Positive airway pressure — A typical CPAP machine houses the air pump in a case lined with sound absorbing material for quieter operation. A hose carries the pressurized air to a face mask or nasal pillow … Wikipedia
oropharyngeal airway — n a tube used to provide free passage of air between the mouth and pharynx of an unconscious person * * * a curved tube designed to be placed in the mouth of an unconscious patient, behind the tongue, to create a patent airway. See also… … Medical dictionary
nasopharyngeal airway — a curved tube to be slotted down one nostril of an unconscious patient, to sit behind the tongue, to create a patent airway. See also oropharyngeal airway. * * * a hollow tube inserted into a nostril and directed along the floor of the nose to… … Medical dictionary
minimum obstruction clearance altitude — The specified altitude in effect between radio fixes on very high frequency omnirange airways, off airway routes, or route segments, which meets obstruction clearance requirements for the entire route segment, and that assures acceptable… … Military dictionary
Minimum obstacle clearance altitude — Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude, or MOCA, is the lowest published altitude in effect between fixes on VOR airways, off airway routes, or route segments that meets obstacle (like a building or a tower) clearance requirements for the entire… … Wikipedia
direct — A straight line flight between two navigation aids, fixes, points, or any combination thereof. It is that portion of flight not flown on radials or courses of established airways. When used by pilots to describe off airway routes, the points… … Aviation dictionary
minimum obstacle clearance altitude — The lowest published altitude in effect between radio fixes on VOR (very high frequency omnidirection radio range) airways, off airway routes, or route segments that meets obstacle clearance requirements for the entire route segment and ensures… … Aviation dictionary
Flight planning — A Tarom Boeing 737 300 and United Airlines Boeing 777 200 taxiing to depart London Heathrow Airport. Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two … Wikipedia
Mechanical ventilation — In architecture and climate control, mechanical or forced ventilation is the use of powered equipment, e.g. fans and blowers, to move air see ventilation (architecture). Mechanical ventilation Intervention … Wikipedia
Obstructive sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G … Wikipedia