Respiratory Therapy evolved as a profession through advances in life support technology. Respiratory Therapy was once a very technical discipline, using wrenches and gauges, those working in the profession now have become therapists, trading their wrench for a stethoscope. Continuing to work through technology, they keep patients alive by physically supporting breathing, opening the airway and ensuring respirations.
The role of the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) has grown through the years. You will find RRTs in the Operating Room, the Emergency Room, the Intensive Care Unit, the nursery and on the medical/surgical floors. They perform diagnostic testing on the heart and lungs, and teach patients how to understand and manage their chronic lung disease. Their patients range from very young to the elderly.
Like other regulated healthcare professionals in Ontario, RRTs are accountable to the public through their professional college, a group numbering approximately 2,300 in the province. At Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, there are 18 RRTs proudly practicing their profession at both campuses.
Happy Registered Respiratory Therapist Week!
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