Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Respiratory Therapists (NLART)

Description

Respiratory therapists are healthcare professionals who assist physicians with the diagnosis and treatment of lung disorders. Most respiratory therapists work in hospitals. You'll find them in neonatal nurseries, operating rooms, intensive care units, general wards, and emergency departments.
Their duties include:
Maintaining an open airway for trauma, intensive care, and surgery patients
Assisting in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and support
Providing life support for patients who can't breathe on their own
Assisting in high risk births
Stabilizing high risk patients being moved by air or ground ambulance
Assisting anaesthesiologists in the operating room
Administering inhaled drugs and medical gases such as asthma medication and oxygen
Conducting tests to measure lung function
Teaching people to manage their asthma or to quit smoking
Providing in-home respiratory care to adults and children with chronic lung disease

Member benefits

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