Sometimes a patient will arrive at the Emergency Department in respiratory distress. This is manifested many ways: the patient may be wheezing loudly on expiration, they may have slight shortness of breath, or they may appear to have no air movement at all despite frantic efforts to breathe. Respiratory Distress or Failure Respiratory distress is… Read More
Intubation Errors and Medical Malpractice
Intubation is an important medical procedure that saves countless lives by providing an airway for patients to breathe. When physicians and medical staff perform the procedure improperly, however, or fail to intubate a patient in need of this treatment, the consequences can be disastrous. In fact, intubation errors can lead to hypoxia or anoxia, permanent… Read More