title: [Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Maintenance of the airways and ventilation].
abstract: Oxygen is absolutely necessary for life; gaseous interchange requires the processes of ventilation, perfusion and diffusion. When these fail, we are headed directly for cardiac and/or respiratory arrest. Various techniques are recommended to provide oxygen; there are techniques to open the air tracts and mechanisms to keep these open: and there are mechanisms to facilitate and/or improve ventilation. There definitely are a wide range of means designed to achieve a good level of oxygenation in our tissues.
authors.affiliation: Servicio Urgencias del Hospital General de Albacete.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García Fernández
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rovira Gil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López González
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing
vernacular_title: Mantenimiento de la vía aérea y ventilación.