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KIDS' PAGE Every parent knows it's tough enough to get your little one to take cough medicine let alone expect them to sit still for twenty minutes with a nebulizing mask over their nose and mouth followed by another twenty minutes with a trach mask on. As a mother of a toddler Debbie was exasperated that her little one would tolerate sitting for only one mask. When Debbie removed the tracheostomy mask and tried to put the nose and mouth mask on, her daughter would squirm and fidget so much Debbie gave up trying to humidify her daughter's nose and mouth. When Debbie's toddler began picking her nose, Debbie didn't realize there could be a direct correlation between the lack of nebulizing and dry nasal passages. Unfortunately this is very common. A majority of children return to hospital for in-patient nebulizing stays a number of times a year. Each time a child returns the emotional and physical cost to child and family is significant and the financial cost for each stay is upward of $200,000 and a mean length of 50 days. Since Debbie's toddler would sit for one nebulization session the Wright Mask solved Debbie's problem and more importantly solved her daughter's. It also saved them from one more in-patient nebulization stay.
GENERAL PEDIATRIC TRACHEOSTOMY STATS (U.S.)6th most common reason for Neonates’ hospital stays – Respiratory distress – For children 0 to 17 years of age the 1st, 2nd & 3rd most common reasons for Emergency Department visits – Respiratory distress2004 saw 305,800 children/adolescents under
18 years of age or 27.8% of all pediatric hospitalizations through the
Emergency Department were due to respiratory disorders.
American Thoracic Society http://www.thoracic.org Tracheostomy Clothing http://www.onhealthcare.ie/onhealthcare/Main/Tracheostomy_Clothing.htm Trach Dolls http://www.kathyskidsandmore.com
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