To Breathe or Not to Breathe w/ Freedive Medic and Respiratory Therapist Leigh Baker

Описание: Explore the world of respiratory therapy in hospitals and peek behind the scenes of the elite freediving competition, Vertical Blue in the Bahamas. In this conversation, I talk with guest Leigh Baker who is a respiratory therapist and freedive medic. We talk about the world of apnea, breathing conditions and peek performance for freediving athletes.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Leigh Baker
4:02 Pay attention to your breath
7:40 Different breath assessments
11:03 What is apnea?
11:48 Common freedive complications
18:30 Nitrogen narcosis
19:50 Freedivers more prone to blackouts, lung squeeze or narcosis
22:29 Can you feel a lung squeeze?
24:32 Types of lung squeezes and sinus blocks
26:40 Common respiratory conditions
30:58 COPD blood gas values
34:12 CO2 tolerance
38:38 Oxygen carrying capacity
41:08 Breath research and anxiety
46:34 Contraindications for breathing techniques
51:07 Correct respiratory rate
54:07 Effects of being on a ventilator
58:37 What to know about being a Respiratory Therapist
1:01:45 Healthcare violence
1:04:54 Trust in healthcare
1:07:01 Being an RT isn't for everyone
1:08:57 Calm first responders
1:12:40 What you need to know about your breath

This is Episode #3 of the Breathe or Die Podcast.

Leigh has been a Respiratory Therapist for 17 years and is the Supervisor for the RT department at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor WA. Her career in medicine includes working as a Paramedic for 13 years, being involved in many specialty teams caring for patients in austere conditions, and providing medical support for the athletes at the prestigious freedive competition Vertical Blue on Long Island, Bahamas. Freedive medicine opened a world of interest in apnea and advocacy on safe freediving and advances in freedive treatment. The two areas of intensive respiratory care and apnea have brought Leigh insight and interest into the world of freediving and caring for freedive athletes.

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