Adult respiratory medical emergencies.
Respiratory emergencies are a challenge, both to the patient's life and to the nurse who must deal with the emergency. Regardless of the initiating event, the patient must be assessed and treatment instituted rapidly. Clearing of the airway and breathing are the first two considerations for action in the emergency department's protocol, and in many cases it will be the sole responsibility of the nurse to facilitate these essential functions.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000451:nursing; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000378:metabolism; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000378:metabolism; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000378:metabolism; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000378:metabolism; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000378:metabolism; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000378:metabolism; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000451:nursing*
D010100:Oxygen