FOUNDATIONAL TERM
Severe airway obstruction
严重气道梗阻
Severely restricted airflow with ineffective coughing or inability to vocalize.
Study this concept in context
87 · Choking, severe bleeding and injury
Airway obstruction, severe bleeding, and injury can become rapidly life-threatening but require different actions. Learn the conditions, immediate response, and reassessment, distinguishing age groups.
Sources
- AHA 2025 Adult Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction
- AHA/AAP 2025 Pediatric Basic Life Support
- AHA/AAP 2025 Child Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction
- RCUK 2025 First Aid
- Red Cross: Life-Threatening External Bleeding
- Red Cross: How to Apply a Tourniquet
Definitions come from the published lessons. Read the linked lesson for mechanisms, conditions and examples.