FROM STUDYING TO
BECOME HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS.
WNCT'S ARIANA KRAFT
CONTINUES OUR TEAM
COVERAGE, SHARING
HOW ONE LOCAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS
TRAINING A NEW TROOP
FOR THE FRONT-LINE.
CARTERET COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IS CONTINUING
ITS RESPIRATORY
THERAPY PROGRAM
ONLINE
SO GRADUATING
STUDENTS CAN PLAY
THEIR ROLE IN THE
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC.
Trisha Miller, Respiratory
Therapy Program
Chairperson Taking care of
people, and taking care of
people with lung
disease...it's rewarding.
RESPIRATORY
THERAPISTS ARE
PLAYING AN IMPORTANT
ROLE IN CARING FOR
COVID19 PATIENTS.
Trisha Miller, Respiratory
Therapy Program
Chairperson right now with
the coronavirus and it
affecting the respiratory
system that is going to bring
respiratory therapists into
play.
MANY PATIENTS ARE
SUFFERING
COMPLICATIONS,
REQUIRING THE USE OF A
VENTILATOR.
RESPIRATORY
THERAPISTS MANAGE
THOSE DEVICES.
David Roach, Director of
Clinical Education for the
Respiratory Therapy
program We control how fast
they breathe, the number of
breaths they get, how big of
a breath they're taking how
much oxygen they're getting,
how much pressure is going
into their lungs.
If the breath is held how
much pressure is held in
after the breath what's their
minute ventilation David
Roach, Director of Clinical
Education for the
Respiratory Therapy
program We need somebody
to run those ventilators IT
HASN'T BEEN EASY FOR
STUDENTS TO ADJUST TO
ONLINE CLASSES, BUT IT
WILL BE WORTH IT WITH A
GROUP OF SECOND YEAR
STUDENTS SET TO
GRADUATE THIS MAY.
Trisha Miller, Respiratory
Therapy Program
Chairperson They are ready
to be out there and I'm just
so grateful that we have
been able to continue with
their education and our first
year students we're going to
get them caught up in the
summer and they'll be able
to smoothly transition from
first to second year I believe.
WHILE THESE YOUNG
HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS GET
READY TO TAKE ON THE
CORONAVIRUS FIGHT, WE
CAN ALL HELP THEM BY
CONTINUING TO STAY
HOME AND PRACTICE
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
IN GREENVILLE, AK,
9OYS.
