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Suggest Remedy For Lungs Ailment

iam from nepal one want to ask a quation,my quation is my sister (18 years old)injured by by bike accident at 7 days ago, her right leg and right hand was broken she is now so serious ,she is in ventilator, doctor said that because of breaking the bone of her thai her laungs cant work itself so we are using ventilater, so i want to know that to active her laungs what they (doctor) used ,medicine or what ?
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Both medicines and machine are used. Medicines to control the infection, to prevent fluid accumulation and to keep the airways relaxed. ventilator is used when patient is unable to use the lungs. It keeps the lungs expanded and to do the function of lungs in providing oxygen to the body.
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Suggest Remedy For Lungs Ailment

Both medicines and machine are used. Medicines to control the infection, to prevent fluid accumulation and to keep the airways relaxed. ventilator is used when patient is unable to use the lungs. It keeps the lungs expanded and to do the function of lungs in providing oxygen to the body.