The Circulatory System

The heart is one of the most important organs in mammals and is made of muscular tissue. It pumps blood around the body to other vital organs, giving them oxygen for aerobic respiration. In one circulation of the body, blood enters and leaves the heart twice. Arteries and veins carry blood around the body. Arteries […]

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Peak Flow

Peak Flow

Peak flow meters are an important tool in your kit bag to measure the volume and effectiveness of somebody’s lung capacity and the way they are breathing. It is most commonly used with patients with specific lung conditions such as bronchitis or emphysema. People who have COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, also use it. COPD […]

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Tracheostomy

Tracheostomy

Tracheostomy patients are people who have had problems with their airway in the past, meaning a tracheostomy has had to be put in place. This could be due to things like cancer, trauma, or being in intensive care for a long period of time where the patient had to have assistance with their breathing. The […]

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Asthma Treatment Without an Inhaler

There may be a time when you have to treat a patient having an asthma attack who either does not have their inhaler with them or their inhaler is empty. In these cases where a replacement is not available, you would need to take other measures to control the attack before help arrives. The first […]

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Asthma Spacers

Asthma Spacers are large, plastic containers that fit onto an inhaler. They have a mouthpiece at one end and a hole at the other end of the inhaler to be placed in. They only work with aerosol inhalers and they are designed to give a metered dose of medication. The spacer makes it easier to […]

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Asthma

Asthma is a common life-threatening condition and its severity is often not recognised. It is a medical condition characterised by intermittent, reversible airway obstructions called asthma attacks. Asthma is a condition that affects the airway – the small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. When a person with asthma comes into […]

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Respiratory System

Respiratory System

The function of the respiratory system is not only the intake of oxygen into the body but also the removal of carbon dioxide out of the body. This process is called Gas Exchange. Oxygen is vital for our survival, and carbon dioxide is toxic to the human body in large quantities – therefore this process […]

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