After Setting Up a Patient on a Ventilatory Support Device

question 23

Multiple Choice

After setting up a patient on a ventilatory support device, which of the following supplementary equipment would you require to be available at the bedside?
1) Suction source and catheters
2) Backup artificial airway
3) Manual resuscitator with O₂

• A)2 and 3 only
• B)1 and 2 only
• C)1, 2, and 3
• D)1 and 3 only

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Definitions:

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8, essential for most life forms on Earth as a component of water and as a necessary element for cellular respiration.

Biological Classification

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Species

A category of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.

A-B-O Blood System

A classification system for human blood based on the presence or absence of antigens in red blood cells, instrumental in blood transfusion and organ transplantation practices.