As an infectious diseases specialist for over 40 years, I also had extensive experience
in emergency care. After being diagnosed with throat cancer 4 years ago, I had undergone
laryngectomy, thus becoming a neck breather. I no longer breathe through my nose or
mouth but through a stoma in my neck. Unfortunately, neck breathers are at a higher
risk of receiving inadequate therapy when seeking urgent medical care.
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I experienced this myself when I needed such care because of shortness of breath
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References
- Neck breather medical awareness skin decal.ORL Head Neck Nurs. 2000; 18: 27
- Tracheostomy tube malposition in patients admitted to a respiratory acute care unit following prolonged ventilation.Chest. 2008; 134: 288-294
Biography
Itzhak Brook is Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 05, 2010
Accepted:
June 8,
2010
Received in revised form:
June 7,
2010
Received:
April 30,
2010
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