Description:

To generate suction, mobile suction machine systems are sometimes needed. Suction can be used to clear blood, saliva, vomit, or other secretions of the airway to allow a person to breathe. Suctioning may discourage pulmonary aspiration, leading to diseases of the lungs. Suction is used in pulmonary hygiene to remove liquids from the airways to promote breathing and to stop microorganism growth.

In the course of surgery, suction can be used to remove blood from the region being operated on so that surgeons can view and operate the region. Suction may also be used to remove blood after an intracranial hemorrhage that has built up inside the skull.

Suction systems can be mechanical hand pumps or systems operated by batteries or electrically. Suction is typically given in many hospitals and other health services by suction regulators, linked through a pipeline system to a central medical vacuum supply. The plastic, rigid Yankauer suction tip is one type of tip that may be attached to a suction device. Another is the French plastic, no rigid or catheter of the tip of the whistle.

In the course of surgery, suction can be used to remove blood from the region being operated on so that surgeons can view and operate the region. Suction can also be used to remove blood from the skull after intracranial hemorrhage.