Dr. Chelsea Kadish and Kyle Goodknight explain why EMS providers who consider prehospital pediatric CPAP too aggressive should embrace the modality as safe and effective for even the youngest patients ...
Bloodwork, CPAP therapy, supplements and nighttime routines can address hidden health issues that sabotage rest — and help ...
At the beginning of my career, numerous times per day, we slung Lasix at congestive heart failure (CHF) patients and hurried them to the hospital. They were suffocating and attempting to breathe with ...
Thanks to a partnership with Nationwide Children's Hospital, the Westerville Division of Fire has equipped all three of its medic vehicles with pediatric continuous-positive-airway-pressure equipment, ...
Share on Pinterest Former 9/11 ground zero cleanup worker Rubiela Arias demonstrates the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device that she uses. Image credit: ED JONES/Getty Images ...
recently became the first ambulance agency in Harris County to equip its vehicles with respiratory devices that have been used for decades in hospitals. The machine, known as Continuous Positive ...
If you use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you may breathe better at night. But you may also have dry mouth in the morning. Dry mouth is a ...
"Obstructive sleep apnea affects 40 million adults in the United States and is associated with an increased complication risk among patients undergoing surgery," said Stavros Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, ...