I am a physician who is also a neck breather because of throat cancer. Neck breathers are at increased risk of not receiving adequate respiratory care in the emergency room (ER) or by the emergency medical team personnel (EMT). I experienced this myself when I had respiratory problem and was given oxygen through a face mask. I have prepared a short slide presentation that explains how to recognize and treat neck breathers ( including laryngectomees) that can be downloaded (free) from this site: http://dribrook.blogspot.com It is up to neck breathers to be proactive and present this information to their local EMT (fire stations)and ER personnel so that they provide neck breather with adequate life saving care. DrIBrook
Edited July 17, 2010 at 8:28 am
