A new edition of Martina Tierney OT's famous Handbook, used the world over, has just been launched. This essential clinical resource contains advice and clinical research to assist you in the prescription and use of specialist, therapeutic seating. seatingmatters.com - 27 Jul 20

A reference guide on the design attributes of clinical, therapeutic seating for infection prevention & control. seatingmatters.com - 27 Jul 20

Through this Online Academy, you will learn how you can help change the world through healthcare seating. seatingmatters.com - 27 Jul 20

Johns Hopkins Activity and Mobility Promotion (AMP)™ is an inter-professional program aiming to support hospitals and health care providers that want to change the culture of patient immobility, providing frontline caregivers and hospital leaders with the tools and support needed to design and implement structured quality improvement processes to successfully increase patient activity and mobility. Hopkins Medicine - 21 Jul 20

A new analysis suggests there may be a simple, noninvasive technique that could delay, or even eliminate, the need for ventilation in COVID-19 patients. WebMD - 21 Jul 20

Invasive mechanical ventilation is traditionally delivered with the patient in the supine position. Prone ventilation is ventilation that is delivered with the patient lying in the prone position. Prone ventilation may be used for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) mostly as a strategy to improve oxygenation when more traditional modes of ventilation fail (eg, lung protective ventilation). The physiologic effects of, selection of patients for, and the outcomes associated with prone ventilation are reviewed here Uptodate.com - 21 Jul 20

This simple technique may help patients breathe just by changing their body position. Health.com - 21 Jul 20

Dr. Mangala Narasimhan received an urgent call. A man in his 40s with Covid-19 was in a dire situation, and her colleague wanted her to come the intensive care unit at Long Island Jewish Hospital to see if he needed to be put on life support. Before I come over there, Narasimhan told the other doctor, try turning the patient over onto his stomach and see if that helps. Narasimhan didn't need to go the ICU. The flip worked. CNN - 21 Jul 20

Some COVID-19 patients are experiencing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and require mechanical ventilation. While a patient is on a ventilator, Rush staff use a technique called “prone positioning” to improve oxygenation. Rush has developed a four-phase checklist to facilitate the process of placing a patient into the prone position. The process consists of six staff members working together to correctly place a patient into position. YouTube - 21 Jul 20

This video is a step-by-step guide for physicians and healthcare professionals who are planning to prone individuals recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia, not requiring intubation. YouTube - 21 Jul 20

A Road Map to Reopening AEI - 21 Jul 20

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which President Richard M. Nixon signed into law on December 29, 1970 OSHA - 21 Jul 20

Together we are building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society. APTA - 21 Jul 20

According to the Society of Critical Care Medicine, prone therapy is a standard of care for patients with ARDS.1 The Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) on the CDC website states that 17%-29% of patients with COVID-19 developed ARDS.2 ARJO - 21 Jul 20

The dashboard, built by a team at the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering and regularly updated with data from the WHO, CDC, and other sources, illustrates how the virus is spreading in China and beyond Johns Hopkins University (JHU) - 21 Jul 20