March 2006


Features


Early Intervention with NPPV
  by Jack Edge, RRT, and Lana Shaw, RRT
  One health care center’s early intervention program has resulted in a decrease in total assisted ventilation hours and improved identification of ARDS patients
Putting on the Pressure
  by Michael A. Frakes, APRN, CCNS, CFRN, CCRN, EMTP, and Tracy Evans, RN, MPH, ACNP, EMTP
  Hyperbaric oxygenation has been used in diving for hundreds of years, but we now know that it has multiple medical applications, too
Pneumothorax: Finding and Fixing the Leak
  by William C. Pruitt, MBA, RRT, CPFT, AE-C
  Blunt trauma to the chest can cause damage to the lungs, which may be exacerbated by ventilation
Special Circumstances; Special Skills
  by Rich Smith
  Intubating certain patient populations offers RTs huge challenges and requires skill and cool-headedness
Lesson From SARS
  by Nancy Lew, RRT; Constance Lo, MBBS, MRCP; and Philip Eng, MBBS, MMed (int Med)
  Principles of infection control and ventilator management taken from the SARS epidemic may serve during future viral outbreaks


Departments

Editor's Message
  by Marian Benjamin
  PRN for Death
Industry News
  by Franklin A. Holman
Manufacturing News
  by Franklin A. Holman
  Spotlight
Okay with Asthma!
  by Sarah Schmelling
  Internet-based educational program helps kids learn to control their asthma
Product Profiles
  Tech Focus
Secretion Clearance
  Case Study
Management of a Patient With a Nonmature Transtracheal OxygenTract
  by John A. Wolfe, RRT, CPFT
  Compliance with proper self-cleaning protocols may enable trach patients to live independently and prolong their lives

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