Simple Ventilation Adjustments During CPR Could Save Lives
A new study shows that bag-valve-mask ventilation—a common CPR technique used with chest compressions to ensure patients are getting oxygen—is often performed inconsistently.
A new study shows that bag-valve-mask ventilation—a common CPR technique used with chest compressions to ensure patients are getting oxygen—is often performed inconsistently.
The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to the Bonhawa high-flow oxygen therapy system, designed to enhance the treatment of patients with respiratory insufficiency.
Michael Fratantoro and Brian S. Kaufman, MD discuss the use of virtual reality as a tool in training and education in healthcare.
Hamilton Medical is recalling the Hamilton-C1, C2, C3, and T1 ventilators after receiving reports of software issues that may cause the ventilators to stop without notice.
Among resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients, 30-day survival rates were similar for those taken to a cardiac arrest center compared to those delivered to the geographically-closest emergency department.
Bystander AED use for a cardiac arrest victim improved 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.
The hope is that a drop of solution containing these nanocarriers, delivered to the lungs via the nose, could treat acute respiratory distress syndrome.
A single oral dose of azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Vaping is associated with respiratory symptoms including wheeze, bronchitic symptoms, and dyspnea in young adults, independent of combustible cannabis and cigarette exposures, according to research published online in Thorax.