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The Dangers Of Aces, Olivia Carey, Thea Forrest, Adna Abdi
The Dangers Of Aces, Olivia Carey, Thea Forrest, Adna Abdi
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
ACEs stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences, included (but not limited to) physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, substance abuse, neglect, dysfunctional families, and mental illness'. ACEs impacts childhood development and increases chances of future health implications.
Increase Staff Utilization Of Occlusive Interface In Micro-Preemie Babies On Bcpap, Deborah A. Igo, Kimberly Kingsley, Faythe Henry, Misty Melendi, Amy Mcbee, Valerie Cook, Christopher Woods, Angela Rojecki, Lauren Walley, Amy Sparks, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman
Increase Staff Utilization Of Occlusive Interface In Micro-Preemie Babies On Bcpap, Deborah A. Igo, Kimberly Kingsley, Faythe Henry, Misty Melendi, Amy Mcbee, Valerie Cook, Christopher Woods, Angela Rojecki, Lauren Walley, Amy Sparks, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman
Operations Transformation
Premature neonates born before 26 weeks gestation present many care challenges as they need special precautions to be taken to overcome their fragility. Intubation is often needed for this patient population as their lungs are not fully developed. However, due to their high susceptibility for skin breakdown invasive ventilation often can create subsequent problems. A respiratory therapist team in an academic tertiary medical center wanted to explore the use of an occlusive interface for intubation while providing various forms of non-invasive ventilation in their NICU with the hopes for fewer complications.
The objective of this project was to reduce the …