Recent content by simongretton

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I appreciate all the comments. Yes who knows about the Oregan study, or any study for that matter. You can find studies done in a myriad of places that suggest that implicit bias is a significant problem, but for all the reasons stated by others, this stuff is hard to study and pin down, and...

Thanks for that. I am new to this and have not done much on these forums in the past, so forgive me for posting in the wrong place. I can certainly take this elsewhere if that is more appropriate. Thanks again.

Hey All. I was the one who originally posted this. Thanks for all the comments. I certainly don't want to be causing unnecessary controversy. I chose to post the thought/question here because it is something I have been thinking about, that I wanted to run by others in the field. If this isn't...

I appreciate the sentiment. Far be it from me to judge anyone else, or to accuse anyone of providing different care based on race. I hear enough about this, that I feel the need to ask myself these questions, but I shouldn't be pointing fingers at anyone other than myself. Thanks again for...

In the wake of the death of George Floyd, and hearing so much about racial disparities in society, I think it behooves all people of good will to look to our own lives and ask ourselves to what extent we are part of the problem, and to what extent we are part of the solution. With that in mind...

Thanks for the good comments. Yes it is best to pull the one way valves off even though in my experience simple masks and NRBs have a loose enough fit that a patient can easily inhale around the mask. Anyway, once the valves are gone and the bag removed, it seems we have a simple face mask. It...

If we need to give a neb via a mask, my service, and several others I know of just removes the reservoir bag from the non-rebreather mask, and then attaches the nebulizer to the bottom of the mask. We have been doing this for decades and it has never been an issue. Recently, someone at our local...