ECMO Specialist and Flight Nurse

12/01/2020

19/01/2019

Compared with conventional mechanical ventilation, use of venovenous ECMO in adults with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome was associated with reduced 60-day mortality. However, venovenous ECMO was also associated with a moderate risk of major bleeding. These findings have important implica...

11/01/2019

What is ECMO? Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a technique that replaces the functions of failing lungs and/or the heart. with life-threatening but reversible heart or lung illnesses who have not responded to standard treatments may be candidates for ECMO. Learn more. http://bit.ly/2Cc0e0f

16/09/2018

14/09/2018

PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS DURING FLYING Do not take alcohol or sleep medications before the flight. Drink 1,5 L water for every hour of flying. Do exercises hourly as shown in picture. If any flu symptoms after a flight, see a doctor and ask to make sure it is a not blood clot going through the lung

08/06/2018

23/05/2018

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A Chicago landmark affectionately known as "The Bean" has been named among the best in the country.

17/05/2018

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Ever wondered what on earth the Anion Gap was all about? Yeah us neither. But when you've got yourself a metabolic acidosis, this is a good place to start. I...

27/04/2018

https://m.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/In-rare-event-ECMO-machine-saves-life-of-new-mother-with-amniotic-fluid-embolism-412489

ECMO, works by removing blood from the persons body and artificially removing the carbon dioxide and oxygenating red blood cells.

22/03/2018

Zei Uwadia was the girl next door who would get lost in a good book, took quiet hikes in nature and preferred being alone in her room to socializing at another teen party. With her determined spirit and independent attitude, the 16-year-old student at North High School in Wichita, Kansas, was on tra...

13/03/2018

In Paris, prehospital extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used by the city's EPCR response unit as a second line of treatment for refractory v fib cardiac arrest. So far, the results are encouraging.

03/11/2017

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Singapore Airlines spent $850 million on the new interiors for its 19 Airbus A380 superjumbos.