Question

Aspiration precautions

Answer 1

Aspiration occurs when any food particle, fluids or any other materials that indulge in your wind pipe and cause trouble in breathing. In order to prevent aspiration certain precautions should be taken they are

• Dont talk while eating.
• Take water while you are eating
• Eat the food while sitting in a comfortable position.
• Avoid primary and secondary smoking.
• Try to consult physician if there are symptoms like frequent chills, fever, and shortness of breath.
• Choke the food that cause trouble

There is another type of aspiration that is fine needle aspiration technique. This used for for tissue biopsy. In this technique a fine needle is inserted under the muscle and a small amount of tissue is extracted. The precautions to be taken in this technique are

• Clean the area with spirit
• Use fresh and disposable needle.
• Use finely gauzed cotton.
• Expert should do the procedure.
• Apply gloves to the hand while doing the procedure.