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To control acute care hospital costs the centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the reimbursement system from cost to the Prospective Payment System in the 1980s. Faced with [...]

Byline: EQUIPMENT Dave Majumdar Washington DC F-22 pilots' breathing capacity may be limited by garment intended to aid exhalation at low cabin pressure The Combat Edge upper pressure-garment worn by [...]

Byline: From staff LMA Supreme Is the Mask of Choice in Phoenix The literature from LMA about its Supreme laryngeal mask reads, 'Use it everywhere you use a mask, and [...]

Masks delivering a super-fast oxygen boost to patients could help tackle severe headaches, US researchers believe. A team from the Geisinger Clinic in Pennsylvania found the treatment helped alleviate symptoms [...]

Clinical studies in the medical research literature strongly suggest that ingesting wheatgrass juice can help the body to heal from many diseases. While no studies have attempted to explain why wheatgrass juice has clinically proven benefits, many of the studies hypothesize that wheatgrass juice increases the oxygenation of the blood (and this leads to removal of toxins and increased cellular health). We have administered two ounces of pure wheatgrass juice to 30 resting adults and monitored the blood oxygen level using a pulse oximeter. Keywords: SpO2 | natural products | natural pharmaceuticals | wheatgrass, Introduction Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron Cristatum, (L) Gaertin, Poaceae) is a type of cereal grass that is commonly used as a dietary supplement because of its nutritional value. (1) Many grasses [...]

Arlington, Va. Earlier this month, the American Association for Homecare released details of a sweeping reform plan to make oxygen therapy 'a more patient-centered benefit' under Medicare. The plan would [...]

Thorax has published updated British Thoracic Society guidelines on emergency oxygen use in adults. It suggests aiming for normal or near- normal oxygen saturation for acutely ill patients apart from [...]

The article discusses proper administration of emergency oxygen for respiratory patients in acute and critical situations.

The correct use of a non-rebreathing oxygen mask that is used for delivering high concentrations of oxygen in patients who are critically ill is presented.

The Welsh Audit Office report into the home oxygen service in Wales is expected to be published in the summer. It is likely that the Welsh Assembly's Audit Committee will [...]

Explosion or burning of oxygen cylinder regulators is frequently reported during emergency medical use or during routine equipment checks. Some preventive measures are suggested to avoid such instances which include tightening the T-handle firmly by hand, making sure that the valve, regulator and gasket are free from oil and grease contamination, opening the post valve slowly and if gas escapes, quickly closing the valve.

Practice PCTs advised to remove oxygen supply from pharmacies in the south Tom Hawkins Fears over patient safety have been raised again after PCTs were advised to remove oxygen supply [...]

Oxygen Decision to switch supplier intended to improve service for patients Ailsa Colquhoun BOC is taking over Air Products' home oxygen service in the south west region from October 1. [...]

Practice Herefordshire amnesty calls for patients to surrender unwanted equipment Pharmacies in Herefordshire have given their support to a campaign to liberate oxygen cylinders from patients' homes. The oxygen amnesty [...]

Health minister Andy Burnham acknowledges the patience of those involved in the new home oxygen service Thank you for your letters of March 31 and April 12 to Jane Kennedy [...]

An MP has written to health secretary Patricia Hewitt backing calls for choice in oxygen supply. Mark Hoban MP became involved after one of his Gosport and Fareham constituents had [...]

PCTs will be able to force oxygen suppliers to hand over their home oxygen contracts if they fail to meet the required service standards, senior ministers have confirmed. Health minister [...]

Pharmacists have been left to pick up the pieces after the companies delivering the new home oxygen service experienced difficulties rolling out the service since its launch last Wednesday. GPs [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Midwest Airlines (Amex: MEH) has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow its passengers to use portable oxygen concentrators (POC). [...]

ORLANDO, Fla.--In the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma, CMS has denied a request by the Florida Association of Medical Equipment Services to allow HME companies to provide emergency oxygen to Medicare [...]

Washington Oxygen patients soon will be allowed to take certain portable oxygen concentrators aboard commercial aircraft, under a final rule issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. The new rule is [...]

Improving Fetal Oxygen Status Abstract & Commentary By John C. Hobbins, MD, Professor and Chief of Obstetrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, is Associate Editor for OB/GYN Clinical [...]

WASHINGTON--Oxygen patients soon will be allowed to take certain portable oxygen concentrators aboard commercial aircraft, under a final rule issued by the Federal Aviation Administration last week. The new rule [...]

Home care providers specializing in respiratory services face daunting challenges in today's marketplace. Not only are they trying to cope with oxygen reimbursement cuts, they must also wrestle with the [...]

Abstract Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) is a most common postoperative complication. Although regarded as a minor and often inevitable complication of anaesthesia and surgery it may delay discharge and [...]

Washington The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a regulation that could alleviate air travel headaches for those using portable oxygen concentrators. 'The FAA has been made aware of the critical [...]

In mid-June, Mark Junge from Cheyenne, Wyo., left on his summer vacation. Nothing unusual in that, except that on this trip, the 61-year-old is peddling his way across the country [...]

Ventilation Bags and Masks (Excerpt) Ventilation with a bag-mask device requires more skill than mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-mask ventilation. A bag mask device should be used only by personnel with proper [...]