Suction pump
A suction pump or suction device is a medical pump comprising a negative pressure generated to air or together with a sterile suction catheter body fluids aspirate . It consists of a pump unit and a collecting container for sucked liquids.
application areas
- Suction devices are used to suck up mucus, sputum or liquids from the airways of patients who can no longer cough them up themselves.
- During operations , the operating area is freed of blood, irrigation fluids and wound secretions with suction.
- Air can be sucked out of vacuum rail material with suction pumps .
Distinctions
On the one hand, suction pumps are differentiated according to their type of drive; manual , electrical and pneumatic versions are used. On the other hand, the pumps can be divided into stationary and mobile devices according to their type of installation. In the rescue service, mobile pumps are usually used, which can either be carried as compact manual pumps in an emergency case or used as independent electric pumps with a battery and charger in the vehicle. Often, oxygen-operated pneumatic pumps are attached to the ventilation unit , which are rarely used because of the cost and limited availability of oxygen. Pneumatic devices connected to the central compressed air or oxygen system are generally used in clinics . In the care of the elderly and at home , mobile electrical devices are mostly used, and rental devices can often be used.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ulrich von Hintzenstern (ed.): Notarzt-Leitfaden. 5th edition. Elsevier, Urban & Fischer, Munich et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-437-22462-1 , p. 49.
- ^ Jürgen Luxem, Klaus Runggaldier, Dietmar Kühn: Rescue Service RS / RH. 2., revised. and extended edition. Elsevier, Urban & Fischer, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-437-48041-6 , p. 149.
- ↑ Susanne Wied, Angelika Warmbrunn: Pschyrembel care. (Nursing techniques, nursing aids, nursing science, nursing management, psychology, law). 2nd, revised and expanded edition. de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019021-2 , p. 5.
