Trends of 'sprain'. Translations for 'sprain'. A sprain is the injury caused by spraining a joint.He suffered a right ankle sprain. If you sprain your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it, for example, when you fall.He fell and sprained his ankle.
The obturator is used to insert a tracheostomy tube. It fits inside the tube to provide a smooth surface that guides the tracheostomy tube when it is being inserted. There are different types of tracheostomy tubes available and the patient should be given the tube that best suits his/her needs.
Tracheostomy Tracheostomy (sometimes called tracheotomy) is the creation of an opening directly into the trachea (windpipe) in the neck for the purpose of assisting breathing. While tracheotomy used to be done as an emergency, it is now done more on an elective basis to protect the airway, better clean the airway and to provide more oxygen to the lungs.