Good germs fight bad germs in hospital Nov 6, 2008
Both approaches worked equally well in preventing pneumonia among 50 critically ill patients using ventilators, Bengt Klarin of University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, and colleagues found. Ventilator-associated pneumonia is common as patients aspirate germs from the equipment -- often bacteria that have formed drug-resistant mats called biofilms. (Reuters India)
Dial 108 for Karnatakas new state-of-the-art ambulance service Nov 4, 2008
The first fleet of the round-the-clock service, deployed at launch Saturday, comprises 66 ambulances equipped with defibrillators, ventilators and extrication tools. For easy navigation these vehicles would also be fitted with Geographical Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Indication System. (Little About)
Bangalore: Dial 108 for Round-the-Clock Emergency Response Service Nov 4, 2008
The ambulances have been fitted with medical equipment ranging from defibrillators and ventilators to extrication tools, to handle any emergency. Dr. Kalam hailed the project and said it would help save the lives of victims by quickly reaching the emergency scene. (Daijiworld.com)
Cardinal 1Q profit down on restructuring Oct 30, 2008
One concern for Clinical and Medical Products is that hospitals have started extending leases or otherwise delaying purchases of its technology including computerized drug dispensing systems, infusion pumps and ventilators, said Dave Schlotterbeck, segment CEO who will head the new company. Those purchases can run $500,000 to $15 million. (Columbus Business First, OH)
SGPGI docs expose poor state Oct 26, 2008
The oxygen pipeline system which supplies oxygen to patients on ventilators has been cut a number of times to steal copper pipes. The consequences can be imagined. (Times of India)
E-nose can 'sniff' out deadly bug Oct 25, 2008
It is being tested on intensive care patients on ventilators who are at risk of contracting pneumonia from the very equipment helping them to breathe. Identifying the exact strain of the disease makes it easier to treat. (BBC News -- Health)
EMS needs rescuing; city could take it over Oct 23, 2008
It has technology that can inject IVs into bones, defibrillators, automatic ventilators and. Jeff Finkelstein, chief of emergency medicine at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, called the company "adequately staffed to provide the best care, barring none.". (New Britain Herald, CT)
Children's Hospital's big move requires big planning Oct 23, 2008
Some will be on ventilators or a treatment known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, which requires major technical support and heavy machinery. Some will be newborns, small enough to be held in one hand, who must stay in temperature-controlled isolets at all times. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mayor to propose budget freeze Oct 21, 2008
At its meeting earlier this month, the council voted to retain Environmental Systems Corp. for $47,826 to clean McGee School ventilators. Roman Czuchta, director of business operations for the school system, stressed the importance of fresh-air exchange in the classrooms. (New Britain Herald, CT)
UPDATE: SECOND FIRE BREAKS OUT IN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... Oct 14, 2008
Spokeswoman Carla Nino said those patients six newborns, a heart bypass patient and another described as "medically fragile _were all on ventilators and were the most difficult to transport. About 180 patients remained at the hospital as officials waited to determine if the fire would actually approach. The fire began early Sunday as the seasonal Santa Anas blew through Southern California, and about 1,000 firefighters from multiple agencies were deployed. The cause was under investigation.... (The Drudge Report)
Gov. Declares State Of Emergency In Response To SoCal Wildfires Oct 14, 2008
Spokeswoman Carla Nino said those patients, including four newborns, were all on ventilators and were the most difficult to transport. Some other patients were discharged but the hospital decided it was not necessary to evacuate about 180 others. (NBC 11, CA)
Greenheck Fan to invest $10M in expansion Oct 14, 2008
Based near Wausau, Greenheck makes fans and ventilators for a global market, including air-handling systems for hotels, malls, office buildings and commercial kitchens. The company has distribution centers throughout the nation, including a facility in Greensboro. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Surgery at PGI opens new chapter Oct 12, 2008
Taking up the challenge to make a tiny patient put up with ventilators and anaesthesia, GD Puri, anaesthesiologist, PGI, said, "A minor fault and it could have been fatal. We had to be very careful." While there are eight in 1000 born with heart defects, pulmonary atresia accounts for 5-10% of these cases. Text. (Times of India)
AmerisourceBergen Corporation Oct 3, 2008
Clinical and Medical Products, which makes hospital equipment such as machines that dispense and infuse drugs, plus ventilators and a range of surgical instruments, has been focused on medical safety. Over the past year, it s added companies that analyze medical data for safety issues and make infection-control products. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Undead Babies Oct 3, 2008
First we coined "," which let us take organs from people on ventilators. Then we proposed to allow organ retrieval even if. (Slate)
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 Sep 22, 2008
However, sales for the eVent Company declined because of delays in the redesign of artificial ventilators that they sell. As a result, sales rose 37 million yen (1. (JCN Network, Japan)
Burned Children Struggle for Life--Surgery, Skin Grafts Needed Sep 19, 2008
Lentz also said all three children remain on ventilators to help them breathe and therefore cannot talk, but they are responsive. "We allow them to wake up, not feeling any pain," he said. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Three Children in Critical Condition After Fire Sep 18, 2008
The children--three-year-old Kamari Allen-Holmes, 20-month-old Dayveion Allen, and two-month-old Natalya Allen--are on ventilators in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The two oldest children have burns over 60 percent of their bodies; the infant also suffered burns and smoke inhalation. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Kindred to sell Modesto hospital, cites financial loss Sep 13, 2008
Kindred continues to operate a 64-bed skilled nursing unit on two floors of the building at 730 17th St. Some of the remaining patients have special medical needs and rely on ventilators. Richard Lechleiter, chief financial officer for Kentucky-based Kindred Healthcare, said Friday the company will sell the Modesto hospital because of financial losses. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Officials say a flu pandemic is on the horizon, but when? Sep 10, 2008
He said flu pandemic plans are too focused on resources, such as gloves, rubber masks, ventilators and hospital bed capacity ... Western Technical College has trained 1,000 respiratory therapists from around the state on the use of ventilators, said Bob Milisch, head of the school s respiratory therapist program and a member of the state expert panel on ventilators ... Milisch has helped assess the number of ventilators statewide and the need in a pandemic. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Trig Palin's story is safe ground for the Republican ticket Sep 8, 2008
In the budget she signed into law this year, Palin approved a dramatic raise in spending on "intensive needs" children, as Alaska officials define them, including those who need nurses full time or cannot breathe without ventilators. When Palin took office in 2006, the state was spending $27,000 a year per child. (Los Angeles Times)
Diageo Dispatches Hurricane Gustav Disaster Aid Sep 4, 2008
Because many of the patients have immediate medical needs and their lives are dependent on medical devices and ventilators, the Governor's office deemed this facility as a top priority in the state. Without this support, officials would have had to evacuate these critical need patients to already overcrowded hospitals. (PR Newswire)
New Orleans: Tiniest evacuees sent to safety Sep 2, 2008
He said Touro is still waiting to evacuate four critically ill adult patients on ventilators. "It's been incredibly frustrating," he said. (CNN)
Projects split pot of gambling funds Aug 31, 2008
"We will be able to accommodate about 200 people who have no place to go, which would include people with special needs --- people who are on respirators, ventilators or have other needs.". A coalition of hospitals, schools and others had been working to establish the Salvation Army at Franklin Street and Logan Avenue as a special needs shelter but had been unable to come up with funds for the generator. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Coated ventilator tubes cut pneumonia risk Aug 20, 2008
Half of the antibiotics used in hospital intensive care units are prescribed to help prevent bacterial pneumonia in patients put on ventilators to help them breathe, according to a commentary in the journal. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Doctors debate when to declare organ donors dead Aug 16, 2008
With their families consent, the newborns were taken off ventilators and surgeons in Denver removed their hearts minutes after they stopped beating. The hearts were successfully transplanted, and the babies who got the hearts survived. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Measures to assess potential lung injury during ventilation inadequate Aug 16, 2008
Such injuries have been reduced tremendously during the last 20 years since studies had demonstrated ventilators should be set to deliver lower breath volumes (tidal volumes) so as to reduce the stress and strain on fragile alveoli damaged by ARDS. According to a new study, however, we may have much further to go to reduce ventilator-induced lung injury. "It is ironic, because for a large number of patients with ARDS it is the treatment, rather the syndrome, which ends up killing them" says... (EurekAlert!)
When is an organ donor really dead? Aug 15, 2008
With their families' consent, the newborns were taken off ventilators and surgeons in Denver, Colorado, removed their hearts minutes after they stopped beating. The hearts were successfully transplanted, and the babies who got the hearts survived. (CNN -- Health)
Use of anti-snoring device rises Aug 14, 2008
In three years, Medicare spending there for small bedside ventilators that help treat a serious sleep-related condition soared 324%, to $1. 4 million last year. (USA Today)
Medical dilemmas: Is there a solution? Aug 10, 2008
Euthanasia is banned, but doctors say that passive euthanasia is being practiced be it a cancer patient being given morphine or people choosing not to be put on life-saving ventilators. The use of stem cells derived from embryos is banned in India. (India Times, India)
Birth Control Fears Addressed Aug 9, 2008
Kathryn Tucker, director of legal affairs for Compassion & Choices, which advocates for physician-assisted suicide, said she remains concerned that the regulation could apply to health-care workers who refuse to participate in a variety of end-of-life care, including the withdrawal of unwanted feeding tubes and ventilators. One section of the draft regulation defines abortion as "any of the various procedures -- including the prescription, dispensing and administration of any drug or the... (Washington Post)
Breast is best, usually... Aug 8, 2008
" More benefits than the bottle Breast milk has been shown to have additional benefits relative to commercial formulas. "Preterm babies on ventilators are at risk of a potentially serious gastric condition called necrotising enterocolitis," continues Dr Kalian. "Early breast milk has been shown to play an important role in preventing this. Also, a 2001 observational study showed that babies who were breastfed subsequently experienced lower rates of gastrointestinal infections, atopic eczema (an... (iAfrica.com)
Old Wives' Tales: Fact Or Fiction? Aug 6, 2008
VERDICT: Jury's out There's a chance that a cell phone call in the wrong spot can cause ventilators, syringe pumps, or even signal pacemakers to pulse incorrectly, according to a 2007 Dutch study, which found that 43% of the phones caused electromagnetic interference with critical-care equipment. However, a Mayo Clinic study a year prior to this found no instances of interference and advised hospitals to drop or revise their cell phone bans. (CBS News)
HEALTH BLOG: Read the latest child wellness tips Aug 5, 2008
Parenting and kids' health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Unhappy about Happy Meals and the like. (USA Today -- Money)
State's Medi-Cal program is being hit hard Aug 3, 2008
But they depend on technology such as ventilators or respirators, and many can't be cared for at home. Offering a less expensive alternative to pediatric intensive care, the center saves an estimated $26 million in annual care costs for government funding. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Baby flown to Canberra as Victoria runs out of hospital beds Jul 23, 2008
The Herald Sun believes other planned operations were cancelled because the unit could not cope with any more babies needing ventilators. state medical director Dr Michael Stewart said the baby was suffering a viral infection which required him to be isolated. (NEWS.com.au)
Late teen's stopped ventilator sent for tests Jul 22, 2008
The Police Department's report did not include the serial number of Vargas's ventilator and battery, which would indicate if it was one of the portable ventilators recalled by Pulmonetic in September 2004 after about 30 reports that the backup battery malfunctioned in an external power shortage ... Pulmonetic Systems has been in court in connection with the deaths of children who used its ventilators before. (Boston Globe)
La. doctor cleared in patient deaths recalls storm Jul 21, 2008
Pou said staff struggled to climb stairwells, carry supplies, and spent two-hour shifts squeezing ventilators to keep patients alive. "The heat was so terrible, it wore you down," Pou said. (Anchorage Daily News)
'I don't have my little angel' Jul 20, 2008
The company was involved in a voluntary recall of its ventilators in 2004, according to the Food and Drug Administration and a company press release. More than 10,000 Pulmonetic ventilator systems built before Sept. 1, 2003, had the potential to malfunction when switching to an internal battery when an external power source was inadequate or failed. (Boston Globe)
Finance to schools: Bricks yes, cleanup no Jul 18, 2008
Kaner said he also had a problem with cleaning all the air-conditioners and unit ventilators at once, rather than cleaning one or two schools per year, because all schools would just come due again at the same time. The school board had said it was thinking of hiring a heating/ventilation/air-conditioning specialist who would take over the Staples High School HVAC system, which has never worked correctly since completion of the new building. (Westport Minuteman, CT)
Geos work delayed until fall Jul 16, 2008
The homes sustainable, energy-efficient features will include airtight construction, heat-recovery ventilators and photovoltaic solar panels. The development will be of a checkerboard design, putting every other home at the front of a lot and the home next to it in the back of its lot to maximize collection of solar energy. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Hannah's Hope Part One Jul 8, 2008
Matt says, she may be wheelchair bound at some point, some kids have tracheotomies, feeding tubes, ventilators. "The Sames Family is now in a race against time. Life expectancy of those with the disorder is only 8 to 30 years old. The Sames have a window of only a few years to help Hannah and other children with GAN. Matt says, "we are alone, and we need help. (FOX23 News, NY)
High winds fail to pack punch Jul 2, 2008
Two more people were taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, where they remained in critical condition on ventilators. The rest were still being treated for minor injuries or had been released. (Yahoo News -- Wildfires & Forest Fires)
Promising Finding In Severe Lung Disease Jul 1, 2008
12, 2008) A comparison of two treatment methods for critically ill patients with severe, rapid-onset lung disorders treated with mechanical ventilators found no significant difference in the risk of death, but. (Feb. (Science Daily)
More of this story Jun 26, 2008
The hospital will also care for those who are dependent on ventilators, and it will help wean patients off of them as needed. The hospital will perform respiratory rehabilitation for those with cardiovascular or pulmonary disease. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Wireless hospitals systems can disrupt life-saving devices Jun 26, 2008
Beth Israel uses the technology for identification and tracking purposes, including microchips embedded in intravenous pumps and ventilators. Halamka said the devices are compatible with the hospital s wireless network and that all new machines are evaluated before being used near other electronic medical devices. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Jewish man's death 'tragic' victory for family Jun 26, 2008
It may say to do everything to keep a person alive but they meant something completely different than ventilators and heart monitors. Unfortunately when doctors keep someone on life support they are in essence playing God. (CTV.ca)
Electromagnetic Interference From Some Identification Devices May Pose Hazards To Medical Equipment Jun 26, 2008
The devices included items such as external pacemakers, mechanical ventilators, infusion/syringe pumps, dialysis devices, defibrillators, monitors and anesthesia devices ... Hazardous incidents included: total switch-off and change in set ventilation rate of mechanical ventilators; complete stoppage of syringe pumps; malfunction of external pacemakers; complete stoppage of renal replacement devices, and interference in the atrial and ventricular electrogram curve read by the pacemaker... (Science Daily)
'Hospital risk' from radio tags Jun 25, 2008
Ventilators could potentially be affected ... The latest research, conducted at Vrije University in Amsterdam, tested the effect of holding both "passive" and powered RFIDs close to 41 medical devices, including ventilators, syringe pumps, dialysis machines and pacemakers ... In some tests, RFIDs either switched off or changed the settings on mechanical ventilators, completely stopped the working of syringe pumps, caused external pacemakers to malfunction, and halted dialysis machines. (BBC News -- UK)
Children's Hospital may send patients to U.S. Jun 25, 2008
He hopes that a high-dependency unit where patients who don't need ventilators or intense attention can receive post-operative care will be operating by the end of the year. Dr. Blair, who's also chair of the Pediatric Surgical Chiefs of Canada board, said pediatric hospitals across Canada face the same problem. (Globe and Mail)
More electronic interference found at hospitals Jun 25, 2008
A study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association reports that radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) commonly used in security cards, blood bag tags and even surgical sponges may cause ventilators and other lifesaving hospital equipment to malfunction. Researchers from the Netherlands tested the effect two types of RFIDs had on 41 kinds of medical equipment, including pacemakers, mechanical ventilators, defibrillators, monitors and anesthesia devices. (USA Today)
two boys named Kevin and their StoryFamily discovers Ronald McDonald House at time when each little moment was precious Jun 24, 2008
Both boys were on ventilators and hooked up to IVs to help them gather the strength to survive. On July 24, at just 18 days, Seth became ill. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
FDA approves NeuRx diaphragm pacing system for use in spinal cord- injured patients Jun 19, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS) for spinal cord-injured patients who are dependent on ventilators for breathing. The light-weight, battery-powered electronic DPS allows patients to breathe and speak more naturally, while eliminating the need for a power source and concern over power outages. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Father's Day brings poignant memory for dad of preemie twins Jun 15, 2008
In the NICU, there were monitors to attach, ventilators to start, blood and X-rays to be taken ... That is, if the ventilators didn't rip apart their lungs first. (USA Today -- News)
Korle-Bu gets new Chief Executive and Board Jun 14, 2008
Civil works on the rehabilitated block is about 90 per cent completed and what is left is the acquisition of general medical equipment that, includes beds, ventilators and monitors. Professor Samuel Ofosu-Amaah, Chairman of the new reconstituted 12-member board, made the appeal when Health Minister, Major Courage Quashigah (rtd) inaugurated the board and the new Chief Executive of the Hospital, Professor Nii Otu Nartey, on Friday in Accra. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
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Staffing of those actually caring for patients has been cut to the bare bones and the marrow sucked dry, while the staff in the corporate offices increases in number and battens fat on bonuses given for their clever cost saving measures, (read more staffing cuts and keeping people alive on ventilators who have no hope of recovery past the magic 96 hour limit because it is so lucrative to milk every last dime from their suffering and robbing them of any chance they may have of dying with... (Human Events Online)
Asbestos Removed From Clay Co. School Jun 11, 2008
On Tuesday, workers wearing environmental protective suits and ventilators were removing potentially hazardous walls from Keystone Elementary School. The school said the walls contain non-friable asbestos. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Borrowing time for a little girl Jun 3, 2008
Others are in wheelchairs and on ventilators. There is little research on GAN and no treatment. (Albany Times Union)
Royal care for some of India's patients, neglect for others Jun 1, 2008
Bowring had no intensive care unit, no ventilators, no dialysis machine ... Wockhardt has 30 ventilators, including some that are noninvasive, so the patient does not have to have a tube rammed down his throat. (International Herald Tribune)
Woman dies after life spent in iron lung May 30, 2008
Iron lungs were largely replaced by positive-pressure airway ventilators in the late 1950s that give users much more freedom of movement. But a spinal deformity from the polio kept Odell from wearing a more modern portable breathing device. (CNN -- Law)
Pols: Sick, Disabled Need Relief From LIPA May 28, 2008
In a letter dated May 13, the Legislature wrote, "These citizens are dependent upon life-saving medical equipment and therefore must utilize a greater amount of electricity on order to survive." The Legislature said these people have "genuine disabilities or medical conditions that require the use of additional electricity." Some of the machines these people need include dialysis machines, oxygen pumps and ventilators, according to Legislator Cameron Alden (R-Islip). "The aggregate use [of... (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
Packard Children's Hospital penalized by state May 23, 2008
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital was penalized for failing to develop and implement policies and procedures specific for the use of ventilators and gases, according to the health department. The hospital, which will not be appealing the state's decision, issued a statement in response to the penalty. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Blast Victims Face Weeks Of Recovery May 22, 2008
director of the UCSD Regional Burn Center, said the men, ages 20 to 45 years, should remain on ventilators through the next 24 hours. At that time, their conditions will be re-evaluated. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Silver-coated Endotracheal Tube Dramatically Reduces Resistant Infections May 21, 2008
Patients who are on ventilators are often at risk for developing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) because of resistant bacteria. "VAP is a serious disease with significant mortality," said lead investigator, Andrew Shorr, M.D., M.P.H., of Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. "Crude mortality rates from VAP approach 25 to 30 percent and VAP rates are now thought to reflect hospital quality. These infections include highly resistant pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant... (Science Daily)
Ventilator Relieves Lung Cancer Pain in Final Hours May 21, 2008
Another approach relies on mechanical ventilators, which use pressure to push oxygen into the lungs. The ventilators require the use of a face mask ... The patients on ventilators also needed much less morphine. (Health-Finder)
