Silver Is Key To Reducing Pneumonia Associated With Breathing Tubes Aug 21, 2008
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the NASCENT Investigation Group, report that the silver-coated tubes led to a 36 percent reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) ... Past efforts to prevent VAP included elevating the head of a patient's bed, repeatedly checking ventilator tubing and emptying condensates, monitoring feeding to prevent reflux into the lungs, frequent handwashing and isolation of infected patients ... Kollef MH, Afessa B, Anzueto... (Science Daily)
Parents a problem for infant ear tests Aug 21, 2008
Risk factors include a baby baby born before 38 weeks or weighing less than 1500 grams, having cranio-facial abnormalities, spending five days or more on a ventilator, a family history of childhood hearing loss, or a mother having had rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes and bacterial meningitis. The study, published in the Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health, found many parents did not return for follow-up testing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Coated ventilator tubes cut pneumonia risk Aug 20, 2008
Coated ventilator tubes cut pneumonia threat ... CHICAGO - Ventilator tubes treated with silver to reduce infections cut the risk of pneumonia in gravely ill patients by 36 percent compared with similar, untreated tubes, researchers reported on Tuesday ... 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. (MSNBC -- Health)
Four SD Hospitals Face State Penalties Aug 20, 2008
in failed to activate a stationary ventilator during a transfer of a patient from a transport ventilator resulting in the patient's death, NBC 7/39 reported. Palomar Pomerado Health System in failed to maintain its anesthesia equipment in proper functioning order. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Docs thrashed, strike in DDU Aug 20, 2008
"His condition was critical and we told the relatives that he was sinking. He was on ventilator support. The attending doctor had gone to see other patients in the medicine ward when Gulshan passed away. His relatives then beat up the present doctors, male nurses and other hospital staff. They even damaged the ventilator," said Dhirendra Dhiraj, president, Resident Doctors' Association, DDU.. Following the incident, nearly 400 resident doctors disrupted OPD services and protested outside the... (Times of India)
Hospitals fined for violations Aug 19, 2008
Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, for failing to activate a stationary ventilator during a transfer of the patient from a transport ventilator, resulting in the patient's death. Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Riverside, for failing to prescribe, administer and monitor medication in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications on safe use of medication. (Los Angeles Times)
4 Local Hospitals Fined For Care Violations Aug 19, 2008
At Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, a patient died after staff failed to activate a stationary ventilator during a transfer, according to the healthcare agency. Three patients at Palomar Pomerado Health System in Poway experienced "surgical awareness" because staff failed to keep anesthesia equipment in proper condition, DPH reported. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Turning off Your Pacemaker Aug 18, 2008
These same doctors, however, would turn off a ventilator or refrain from performing CPR if a patient had made it clear that they wanted no heroic, life-prolonging measures. The threat of litigation may be the basis for some physicians hesitation to deactivate a pacemaker. (Suite101.com)
Family trying to regain normalcy after boy gets encephalitis from mosquito Aug 17, 2008
Clayton was sedated and on a ventilator at Gundersen Lutheran. I thought I might lose him, Debbie said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
'96 Olympics bomb victim coaches in Beijing Aug 17, 2008
" Another crazy bit of luck: Two ambulance drivers had just finished their shift and decided to drive to the park and hang out, soak in the atmosphere. They got to Smith immediately, but an argument ensued. The two paramedics wanted to load Smith into the ambulance, but a triage nurse who had rushed to the scene ordered the men to place Smith with other victims in a field triage area, where injuries would be evaluated and treatment prioritized. "The two ambulance guys said, 'You're not going to... (San Francisco Chronicle)
NYers lift bus off pregnant woman, child lives Aug 17, 2008
The baby was taken to the neonatal intensive care unit and placed on a ventilator. He was still in critical condition Friday but "is basically healthy," Winters said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Diego hospitals fined for preventable mistakes Aug 17, 2008
In another incident, a staffer at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa failed to turn on a ventilator, causing a heart patient to die. At Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, a patient slid off a tilted operating table during surgery. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Four hospitals penalized for mistakes Aug 17, 2008
Staff at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa failed to turn on a ventilator, causing the death of a heart patient on March 21. REPORTING MISTAKES. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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 ... In brain-death donations, the donor is kept on a ventilator to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing to the organs until they are removed ... Three days later, Addison was taken off a ventilator and died. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Denial is no defence against West Nile Aug 16, 2008
Today, Ms. Barnsley, 79, is a paraplegic and needs help from a ventilator to breathe. She communicates with a letter board, a maddeningly slow process for a woman who grew her own vegetables, took solo trips abroad and drove less-spry neighbours to church. (Globe and Mail)
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 ... In brain-death donations, the donor is kept on a ventilator to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing to the organs until they are removed ... Three days later, Addison was taken off a ventilator and died. (CNN -- Health)
Stabbing victim on way to recovery Aug 15, 2008
His surgeries went well, he is off the ventilator and is awake. He is talking to his family. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
CECILY A. REDDINGTON was born to Adams Jablousky and Josephine Schalady (3) Aug 14, 2008
Recently, she had suffered convulsions and was admitted to ICU at UMC on a ventilator. By mid-July, she was disconnected from all life support and her pacemaker and was expected to pass within two hours. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Help on the way? Aug 13, 2008
The blood clot in his brain caused paralysis from the waist down, and Guzman needs a ventilator to breathe, Malone said. Guzman's girlfriend, who is the mother of his daughter, has left, Malone said. (The News-Herald)
3 pounds of marijuana, scale found at I-90 crash site (98) Aug 13, 2008
The victim was on a ventilator in the hospital s intensive care unit, and investigators haven t been able to question him, Van Hoose said. The driver was heading east on Interstate 90 in his GMC Denali when he hit a guardrail while negotiating a curve in the road. (Montana Standard, MT)
Cognitive Problems Associated With Diabetes Duration And Severity Aug 12, 2008
(July 17, 2007) Individuals with diabetes appear to spend more days in the intensive care unit, use more ventilator support and have more complications during hospitalization for trauma than non-diabetics, according. (July 4, 2007) Older adults who have difficulty identifying common odors may have a greater risk of developing problems with thinking, learning and memory, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of. (Science Daily)
Hotel employee pushed off: Police Aug 12, 2008
He was put on ventilator because of acute respiratory distress. Midnapore, Aug. 11: Police have said Prasun Adhikary, the Midnapore hotel employee who dropped down four floors after a scuffle with a TV reality show team, was pushed off. (Calcutta Telegraph)
Brown recluse Aug 11, 2008
He breathed via a ventilator for four days. Rick Vetter, a research associate in the department of entomology at the University of California-Riverside, warns that skin lesions are often misdiagnosed as brown recluse bites. (USA Today -- News)
Derby tragedy prompts safety discussions Aug 10, 2008
Tom Jester, a 53-year-old Helena man who suffered burns to 50 percent of his body when his demolition-derby car was engulfed in flames at this year s fair, has been taken off his ventilator and can now communicate by whispering. According to his brother, Wally Jester, Tom should be able to eat soft foods such as applesauce starting today. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Official: `Fair certainty' 9 dead in chopper crash Aug 10, 2008
He remained heavily sedated and on a ventilator and was likely to require months of rehabilitation, Palmieri said. Brown and Frohreich were upgraded to good condition Thursday and moved from the intensive care unit, according to the hospital. (ABC 7 News, DC)
DQ blizzard sales should top 2007 Aug 9, 2008
At five years old, he spent three weeks in a children's hospital in British Columbia with pneumonia; at three years old, his daughter's life was saved by an emergency surgery; and one of his 14 grandchildren, born premature, spent the first days of her life in an incubator on a ventilator. "I'm a three-generation miracle family," he said. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Organ wait number at record Aug 7, 2008
But the same period also saw a 30% rise in the number of people needing transplants and a 10% fall in the number of dead "heartbeating" donors - somebody who has died on a ventilator and is brain dead. The decline in the number of "heartbeating" donors is due to improvements in road safety, medical advances in the treatment of patients and the prevention of strokes in younger people. (BBC News -- Health)
Fourteen years of pent-up THANK YOUS'Words cannot express what you've given us,' Casa Grande mother tells Oregon firefighters who rescued daughter after being hit by a pickup in 1994 Aug 7, 2008
Having not much longer to live, she has been placed on a ventilator at night as her oxygen levels continue to decline. Thanks to help from the Hospice Charitable Fund of Central Arizona, Stafford and Lt. Tim Woods, Lt. Clint Shaver and Lt. Mike Berrington flew to Arizona, stayed two nights and met Jewett and her family during a touching ceremony in Casa Grande Monday afternoon. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Stabbing victim still in critical care Aug 7, 2008
Howard, who has undergone several surgeries since being stabbed by a 16-year-old male juvenile, is on a ventilator and in a medically induced sleep according to North Andover Detective Lieut. Paul Gallagher. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Lakritz continues recovery Aug 6, 2008
He was taken off the ventilator by July 22. Four days later, he was moved out of trauma unit into a step-down facility. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Music from the heart Aug 4, 2008
As of July 29, his father was able to breathe without a ventilator for five hours straight a huge stride considering that the family had been warned by doctors earlier that he might never breathe without a ventilator again. He s making slow, but steady improvements, said Michael, who was at the event on Sunday with his fiance Erin Bolger. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
More of this story Aug 4, 2008
He wanted the ventilator tube out, Pam said. His throat was sore and he was writing us notes telling us to get that thing out of his throat. (Cheboygan Daily Tribune, MI)
Letters: Man survived heart attack thanks to help from strangers Aug 3, 2008
During 13 days of intensive treatment Schorr clung to life, still unconscious and breathing on a ventilator. Family and friends were at his side almost constantly. (Daily Triplicate)
Spiritualized back after frontman's health scare Aug 2, 2008
Doctors put him on a ventilator to help him breathe. To make things worse, he also had a case of advanced periorbital cellulitis, an infection of eye tissue most commonly found in children under 6. (MSNBC -- Music)
Gator victim on the mend, doctor says Aug 2, 2008
Devin is in intensive care but has been taken off a ventilator and has been able to speak with his parents, Finger said. Though attempts to reattached Devin's arm were unsuccessful, he is otherwise expected to make a full recovery in the coming months, the doctor said. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Remarkable recovery so far for gator attack victim, doctor says Aug 2, 2008
Devin remains in intensive care, off a ventilator, and is able to talk to his parents. He is expected to recover in the following months as he undergoes extensive physical therapy and, ultimately, a fitting for prosthesis. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Questions are raised on death at hospital Aug 2, 2008
Larry Napolis, 45, a heart-attack patient who died March 21 because his ventilator was left off. Jeffrey Christopher, 25, a patient in the psychiatric unit who died April 11 after suffocating on his mattress because of improper restraints and monitoring by staff. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Surgery gives quadriplegic breathing space Aug 2, 2008
NEW DELHI: For the past nine months, 42-year-old Rajesh Jain, a quadriplegic, has been confined to bed, attached to a ventilator in the neurosurgery ward at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) ... His family couldnt believe when doctors told them he wont be able to walk ever again and would have to remain hooked to a ventilator for life ... But as the hospital didnt have a ventilator, we shifted him to Delhi, said his brother, Adesh Jain. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Husband brain dead after honeymoon shooting Jul 31, 2008
"Mr Mullany is critically ill - brain dead. He is on a ventilator which supports his organs and without that he would die. There is no chance of survival. It is very, very sad.". Police have detained more than a dozen people over the robbery gone wrong, though no one has yet been charged. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Cheerleader moved from ICU, condition improves Jul 30, 2008
Elizabeth Rico, 14, was taken off a ventilator Monday and is continuing to wake up from a drug-induced coma. She was moved to the neurological section at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Antigua honeymoon murder: Wife pleaded for help as husband was beaten Jul 30, 2008
Dr Fidel Fernandez, a surgeon at Holberton Hospital, said: "The situation is that Mullany is critically ill brain-dead. There is no activity. The brain is dead. He is on a ventilator which supports his organs and without that he would die. There is no chance of survival. It is very, very sad.". Mr Mullany's parents, Marilyn and Cynlais, arrived on Antigua on the day the newly-weds had been due to begin married life together at their home in Rhos, near Neath, in Wales. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Fire Chief Bretzman recovering after fall Jul 27, 2008
The goal is to get Ivan off the ventilator and then into physical therapy to help his recovery, Dan Bretzman said. Hes not going to have any trouble with that, believe me, he said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Discuss end-of-life care with family before it's necessary Jul 25, 2008
Fresno County Probate Judge Debra Kazanjian ordered that she should immediately be placed back on life support, 12 days after a court-appointed public guardian had doctors remove the woman's feeding tube and ventilator. The case is complicated, but it's virtually certain that none of the parties is eagerly making these life-and-death decisions for Rivera. (Fresno Bee)
Duluth mourns dad, prays for girl after wreck Jul 25, 2008
However, spirits lifted upon hearing news that the coach's daughter, critically injured in the same accident, has been taken off a ventilator and is recovering ... Sydney Smartt was taken off a ventilator Thursday morning and is "improving rapidly," according to GAC softball coach Judy Tenney, who visited the teen Monday and keeps in touch regularly with Sydney's mother. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bikeathon planned by family friend Jul 25, 2008
Because doctors did not know the cause of the seizures, Joshua was put into a medically induced coma and placed on a ventilator. Although he is now breathing on his own, he will have to relearn life's basic skills at the age of 5. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Horrific injuries, but he's a fighter, mom says Jul 24, 2008
He was put on a ventilator because he had a partially collapsed lung. He had a "hole" in his head and doctors have stapled it closed. (NJ.com)
Judge rules comatose Sanger woman should be placed back on life support Jul 24, 2008
A judge ordered Wednesday that a comatose woman should immediately be placed back on life support, 12 days after a court-appointed public guardian had doctors remove the woman's feeding tube and ventilator. Fresno County Probate Judge Debra Kazanjian's decision is a temporary fix to a complex medical and ethical dilemma that has entangled family members and county officials in a court battle that Kazanjian described as "truly a life-and-death situation."The case has similarities to the... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Therapy beneficial to Schumaker recovery Jul 24, 2008
At Hermann, he was put on a breathing ventilator. From the start, the popular mentor showed his fighting capabilities and he continues it steadily. (The Citizen - online, TX)
Medical tragedy in East Boston Jul 23, 2008
FERNANDO VARGAS, 15, died when the ventilator he relied on to breathe stopped working during a two-hour power outage in East Boston ... The Vargas family got the ventilator from New England Home Therapies, a company that works as a contractor for the state's low-income health insurance program, MassHealth ... It now appears that the ventilator was among those targeted for recalls to fix the backup power supply. (Boston Globe)
Slowing down to let the moment sink in Jul 23, 2008
I watched residents bag his mouth until the anesthesiologist intubated him and hooked up the ventilator. Electrocardiogram strips littered the bedside; an intern tried to place a central line in his groin. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Late teen's stopped ventilator sent for tests Jul 22, 2008
Two days after Fernando Vargas died when his ventilator shut off during a power outage, his family yesterday was struggling to come to terms with his death ... She said they handed the ventilator over to the MassHealth contractor that had supplied the equipment to Vargas, apparently so it could be returned to the manufacturer ... It remained unclear yesterday if Vargas's ventilator was among more than 10,000 manufactured by Pulmonetic Systems Inc. before Sept. 1, 2003, and recalled a year later... (Boston Globe)
For the record Jul 22, 2008
Clarification: A story in yesterday's City & Region section on Fernando Vargas, an East Boston teenager who died when his ventilator shut off during a power outage, said that Ryan Emmett speaks for the family of Quinn Kephart, a 2-year-old from Hopedale, Ill. who died because of a failed ventilator. (Boston Globe)
Lakritz in critical condition after car crash Jul 22, 2008
"He's still on the ventilator and heavily sedated, but he's pretty much breathing on his own." ... If the lungs are found to be clear of fluid, Lakritz could be taken off the ventilator, Bradley Lakritz said. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Two seriously injured in west strip head-on Jul 22, 2008
He also has a cracked hip, had three screws placed in his ankle and is currently on a ventilator due to a bruised chest. He has a long road ahead, she added. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Girl makes a big splash in her world Jul 21, 2008
If you need to go home, go home, because Mama can t do this to you I can t go to Madonna and see you on a ventilator. it s got to be this child that brings me so much joy, here, at this home. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Mum revives toddler after fall Jul 21, 2008
"The NRMA CareFlight doctor said the mother's CPR re-established the two-year-old boy's breathing, before the ambulance paramedics were able to revert his heart to a normal rhythm,'' CareFlight said. "The doctor then administered further intensive care stabilisation and placed the boy on a ventilator to control his breathing. . (NEWS.com.au)
Melissa's work a matter of life and death Jul 20, 2008
Health regulations stipulate that for an organ to be used the donor must become brain dead within a hospital's intensive care unit and continue to be connected to a ventilator. Just 1 per cent of all deaths meet these strict conditions. (The Canberra Times)
'I don't have my little angel' Jul 20, 2008
Police investigate death of teen whose ventilator stopped in power outage ... Vargas, 15, died around dawn Friday when the ventilator he relied on to breathe stopped working during a two-hour power outage in East Boston ... Now Vargas's mother, Ilia Torres, and stepfather, Ariel Acevedo, are awaiting answers from police, the manufacturer, and state healthcare providers who gave the family the ventilator equipment in 2004 as they try to understand what went wrong. (Boston Globe)
Anguish, questions as teen on ventilator dies in power outage Jul 19, 2008
Anguish, questions as teen on ventilator dies in power outage - The Boston Globe ... Anguish, questions as teen on ventilator dies in power outage ... Inside Unit 169, the steady wheeze of Fernando Vargas's ventilator, a device that kept the 15-year-old alive, stopped. (Boston Globe)
Federal Report Finds Poor Conditions at Cook County Jail Jul 19, 2008
In one case, investigators said, an inmate had to be hospitalized and placed on a ventilator after being beaten by several officers. There s clearly examples of corrections officers in organized groups beating inmates to retaliate for verbal abuse, and people going to the hospital for it, Mr. Fitzgerald said. (New York Times)
Doctor: Collapsed boxer likely to survive brain injury Jul 19, 2008
He said Diaz is on a ventilator to protect his airway, but that he is breathing on his own. "I would expect that he would be in this state probably for the next couple of weeks and then slowly the recovery will take place," Jimenez told reporters. (USA Today -- Sports)
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 ... Harris said she did not have the costs by school, saying it was more an extrapolation of costs per unit, at about $275 to clean a unit ventilator (seemingly used in place of an air-conditioner) and $150 to clean an air-conditioner. (Westport Minuteman, CT)
Sentinel Morning Update: Maryland volunteers renovate Carlisle homes Jul 17, 2008
We are a subacute ventilator facility, Herd said. We are the only type of facility in the Harrisburg Area that specializes in ventilator rehabilitation ... We have an aggressive (ventilator) weening program. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Vencills improving after accident (64) Jul 17, 2008
He is often hooked up to a ventilator and sedated. He suffered a heart attack while hospitalized and had problems with pneumonia. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Wanted: Prayers Jul 16, 2008
He remained on a ventilator in the ICU for about two weeks, but she said Monday that he has now been moved to a regular room. He ll be transported to a rehabilitation facility in Gonzales later this week. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
