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沈下性肺炎

Hypostatic pneumonia

長時間寝たきりの人は上を向いて寝ていることが多いため、自然に気管(trachea)に唾液(唾)などが流れてしまい、誤嚥(accidental swallowing, aspiration) の状態となり肺炎を起こすこと。

Because bedridden people often lie in an upwards-facing position, saliva (spit) runs into their tracheas, bringing them into a state of accidentally swallowing or aspirating, which causes pneumonia to occur.