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Asfixia en adulto o niño mayor de 1 año
Nombres alternativos:
Maniobra de Heimlich en adultos o niños mayores de 1 año
SÃntomas:
El signo universal de sufrimiento en caso de asfixia es agarrarse la garganta con la mano :
Otros signos de peligro incluyen:
- Incapacidad para hablar
- Tos débil e improductiva
- Respiración ruidosa o sonidos chillones muy agudos al inhalar
- Dificultad para respirar
- Color azuloso de la piel
- Pérdida del conocimiento si la obstrucción no se alivia
Referencias:
Murray, JF. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine . 3rd Ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2000.
Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice . 5th Ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 2002.
- Fecha de revisión: 1/16/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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