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first aid equipment
The instruments and equipment used to transport the sick and the injured and to administer first aid.
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cervical collar
Orthosis placed around the neck to partially immobilize the cervical spine.
oropharyngeal airway
Hollow tube inserted into the oral portion of the pharynx (oropharynx) to prevent the tongue from being swallowed and to allow air to pass.
aspirator
Device used to extract a liquid or a gas from one of the patient’s orifices.
defibrillator
Device that releases a brief but powerful electric charge to restore normal heart rhythm after cardiac arrest.
heart
resuscitator
Portable device used to ventilate the lungs when breathing is inadequate.
respiratory system
oxygen mask
Device placed over the nose and mouth to help breathing by means of oxygen insufflation.
respiratory system