The spine, or backbone, is made up of small bones (vertebrae) stacked -- along with discs -- one on top of another. A healthy spine when viewed from the side has gentle curves to it. The curves help the spine absorb stress from body movement and gravity.
BAC refers to the blood alcohol content found within the body when a person is intoxicated. The levels at which alcohol reacts within the body is influenced by many factors. General studies have provided that with 0.06 - 0.10 BAC, a personâs reflexes are declined. As the person continues to drink and reaches a 0.11- 0.20 BAC levels, he/she may now experience a decline in his alertness or reaction time.
Your goal is to increase the amount of time it takes for the patient to become critically hypoxic (less than 70% oxygen saturation) in case there are problems with intubation.(3) In a 2010 study, apneic oxygenation was shown to increase the time until an obese patient started to become hypoxic by about 2.5 minutes.(4)