BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Students from the University of Maryland School of Nursing donated two intubation domes and 10 face shields to healthcare workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Students from the ...
A device designed to help health professionals when there are unexpected difficulties in positioning a temporary tube (intubation) to keep the windpipe open could improve outcomes and patient safety ...
A large number of older patients either die in hospital or are discharged directly to a nursing home following intubation in the emergency department, a major US study has revealed. Researchers noted ...
Intubation is a standard procedure that involves passing a tube into a person’s airway. Doctors often perform it before surgery or in emergencies to give medication or help a person breathe. Most ...
Intubation is a technique doctors can use to keep your airway open by placing a tube into your trachea (windpipe) either through your mouth or nose. You may need to be intubated if your airway is ...
Twelve patients in Rhode Island died over the last 3 years after emergency responders mistakenly put breathing tubes down the esophagus, ProPublica reported. These "never events" were discovered by a ...