CareFusion Children’s Health LTV Manual page 23

GLOSSARY
Carbon Dioxide: waste gas breathed out from the lungs
Condensation: when water vapor is changed into liquid water
Cuff: a small balloon on the inside of the trach that is either filled with air or water
Exhalation: breathing air out
Exhalation Limb: a piece of the ventilator circuit which allows air to exit your child's lungs and enter the room
Exhalation Valve: part of the expiratory tube; where air exits into the room
Inhalation: breathing air in
Inspiratory Limb: a piece of the ventilator circuit which takes air from the ventilator to your child
Mucus Plug: a collection of mucus in the trach making it difficult for your child to breathe
Normal saline: sterile salt water
Oxygen: a gas we breathe in
Self-inflating bag: a breathing bag that fills with air and does not need any oxygen to fill; also known as an
Ambu Bag
Trachea: the windpipe or airway that connects to the lungs
Ventilator: a small, portable machine that moves air in and out of the lungs
Ventilator Circuit: plastic tubing that connects the ventilator to your child's trach
Wye: where the ventilator pressure lines and inspiratory/expiratory limbs attach; resembles the letter "Y"
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