{"id":42,"date":"2022-02-16T14:41:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2022-02-16T18:07:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:07:44","slug":"problem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/problem\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2021\/09\/Laryngoscope-Picture--284x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2021\/09\/Laryngoscope-Picture--284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2021\/09\/Laryngoscope-Picture-.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During a laryngoscopy, a&nbsp; significant pressure is applied to insert a tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway and oxygenate patients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>50 million intubation procedures are performed globally every year<sup>1<\/sup><\/li><li>Direct laryngoscopy: 51.2% of patients experienced soft tissue trauma due to the strong pressure applied<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problem Statement <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The laryngoscope equipped with pressure-sensors aims to supplement accurate training for medical professionals such as doctors and paramedics&nbsp; to prevent soft palate<strong> <\/strong>injuries by providing feedback from the quality of pressure exerted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><li>Peterson K, Ginglen JG, Desai NM, et al. Direct Laryngoscopy. [Updated 2021 Jan 31]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021 Jan-. Available from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK513224\/\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK513224\/<\/a><\/li><li>Engoren, M., Rochlen, L.R., Diehl, M.V. et al. Mechanical strain to maxillary incisors during direct laryngoscopy. BMC Anesthesiol 17, 151 (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12871-017-0442-z\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12871-017-0442-z<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background During a laryngoscopy, a&nbsp; significant pressure is applied to insert a tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway and oxygenate patients.&nbsp; 50 million intubation procedures are performed globally every year1 Direct laryngoscopy: 51.2% of patients experienced soft tissue trauma due to the strong pressure applied2. Problem Statement The laryngoscope equipped with pressure-sensors &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/problem\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":358,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/358"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/pressuresensorlaryngoscope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}