Vacuum Extractors

question 45

Multiple Choice

Vacuum extractors

• A) are not as safe as forceps.
• B) are more likely than forceps to tear the mother's tissues.
• C) have been used since the sixteenth century to speed up delivery.
• D) can cause bleeding beneath the baby's skin and on the outside of the skull.

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Definitions:

Ventricles

Chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and pump it out to the lungs and systemic circulation, or the central cavities in the brain that produce and store cerebrospinal fluid.

ECG Pattern

The visual representation of the electrical activity of the heart recorded by electrocardiography, showing the heart's rhythm and function.

Segments

Parts into which something is or can be divided or a portion of a larger structure designated by its function or location.

Intervals

Periods of time between events or the difference in pitch between two musical notes, often used in both temporal and musical contexts.