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Respiratory therapists held about 105,900 jobs in 2008.
Respiratory therapists held about 105,900 jobs in 2008. About 81 percent of jobs were in hospitals, mainly in departments of respiratory care, anesthesiology, or pulmonary medicine.
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Respiratory Therapists provide temporary relief to patients with chronic asthma or emphysema and give emergency care to patients who are victims of a heart attack, stroke, drowning, or shock.
Respiratory Therapists provide temporary relief to patients with chronic asthma or emphysema and give emergency care to patients who are victims of a heart attack, stroke, drowning, or shock.
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All States, except Alaska and Hawaii, require respiratory therapists to be licensed.
All States, except Alaska and Hawaii, require respiratory therapists to be licensed.
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Respiratory Therapists provide care that helps people manage a wide range of breathing problems, caused by disease, accident, or illness.
Respiratory Therapists provide care that helps people manage a wide range of breathing problems, caused by disease, accident, or illnes. Whenever and wherever breathing is an issue, respiratory therapists are there to provide care.
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In the US, there are over 130,000 respiratory therapists.
In the United States, there are over 130,000 respiratory therapists who evaluate, treat, educate, and monitor patients with all kinds of breathing disorders. The even help prevent chronic lung disease by couseling those who smoke to quit and by teaching people how to manage their respiratory conditions.
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Physical therapists often consult and practice with a variety of other professionals
Physical therapists often consult and practice with a variety of other professionals, such as physicians, dentists, nurses, educators, social workers, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists.
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Too often people with aphasia are discharged from a hospital without knowing their condition
Too often people with aphasia are discharged from a hospital without knowing their condition has a name or that they can improve with time, speech-language treatment, and/or community support.
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Multiple factors underlie fracture risk
Given that multiple factors underlie fracture risk, combination therapies may be the most effective treatment for preventing fractures.
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Globally, dementia affects 24.3 million people
Globally, dementia affects 24.3 million people, with the numbers of cases increasing every year.
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Excellent job opportunities for speech-language pathologists
The combination of growth in the occupation and an expected increase in retirements over the coming years should create excellent job opportunities for speech-language pathologists.
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