Offering a quick and effective means of clearing obstruction of the airway during choke emergencies are suction devices which ...

Meals provider Lunch Bag is donating LifeVac devices to schools despite HSE advice that anti-choking devices should not be ...

An Iowa nurse who was criminally charged in the death of a nursing home resident is facing up to two years in prison after ...

Deputy Kyle West saves a choking 2-year-old child with a new LifeVac suction device. The device dislodged chocolate and a Christmas ornament, saving the child's life.

A southern Indiana deputy is being praised for saving a 2-year-old's life with new equipment the department recently purchased.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has spoken out against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s recent decision to impose a time limit on anesthesia care payments, arguing that this policy ...

20 mL of 0.9% NaCl was instilled into the airway and returned under gentle suction to ensure airway patency and to remove excessive mucus and airway debris. Following this, 150 mL of 0.9% NaCl was ...

The machine used to suction Jacobs’ airway sat idle on a nearby dresser, inspectors later determined. ‘You know he’s dead, right?’ By 2:28 a.m., with no other employees having suctioned ...

Considering that all intubated and ventilated patients may require ET suctioning to maintain a patent airway, there can be no absolute contraindications to the procedure. [9] All patients should ...

and further topical anesthesia is administered via the suction channel into the tracheobronchial tree. The bronchoscopist then carries out a thorough lower airway inspection. There are many and ...