Respiratory Care Technology - Bowling Green State University Firelands Campus - Huron OH

Respiratory Care Technology from Bowling Green State University Firelands Campus - Huron OH is a Campus Associate Respiratory Care degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Respiratory care is the allied health profession that cares for patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. The respiratory therapist sees a diverse group of patients ranging from newborn and pediatric patients to adult and elderly. Disease states or conditions often requiring respiratory care include asthma, emphysema, chronic obstructive lung disease, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, infant respiratory distress syndrome and conditions brought on by shock, trauma or postoperative surgical conditions. Career Opportunities Career opportunities abound in hospitals, medical centers, rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities and home care. The demand for respiratory therapists is expected to continue to increase. For example the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects ?employment of respiratory therapists to increase much faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2006?. Respiratory care is listed as one of the fastest growing professions and the need for respiratory therapists is expected to increase 42.6% for the period 1998 to 2008. This increase in demand is expected because of substantial growth of the elderly population, and increases in the numbers of patients with asthma and chronic lung disease. View more details on Bowling Green State University - Firelands . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Respiratory Care courses.