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laryngospasm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Laryngospasm is a rare complication but may sometimes require tracheal intubation.
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An unconscious victim rescued with an airway still sealed from laryngospasm stands a good chance of a full recovery.
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Because of this laryngospasm, water enters the stomach in the initial phase of drowning and very little water enters the lungs.
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However, most of the halogenated anesthetics are irritating to the airway, perhaps leading to coughing, laryngospasm and overall difficult inductions.
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Upon water entering the airways, both conscious and unconscious victims experience laryngospasm, that is the larynx or the vocal cords in the throat constrict and seal the air tube.
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- A closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs
- In medicine, laryngospasm is an uncontrolled/involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the laryngeal cords. The condition typically lasts less than 30 or 60 seconds, and causes a partial blocking of breathing in, while breathing out remains easier. ...
- (The Laryngospasms) The Laryngospasms are an American medical parody group composed of four Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). The group performs regularly for a variety of medical conferences and charity groups throughout the United States and Canada.
- Severe constriction of the larynx in response to the introduction to water, allergies, or noxious stimuli.
- Another term for Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (PVFM). Term found in Related Problems: Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (PVFM).
- Spasms that close the vocal apparatus of the larynx (the organ of voice production).
- A protective reflex that causes closing of the vocal cords to prevent passage of air or water into the lungs. This reflex occurs in unconscious persons or those slightly anaesthetized when an irritant such as water comes into contact with sensitive tissue near the vocal cords.
