Respiratory Care

Respiratory Care is a career for highly motivated individuals seeking to apply their technical, scientific, and human relation skills in the fast-paced environment of health care. Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCPs) are highly respected members of the health care team responsible for the prevention, treatment, management, and rehabilitation of people of all ages with lung and medical problems such as:

• Emphysema
• Chronic bronchitis
• Cystic fibrosis
• Croup
• Heart attack
• Paralysis
• Pneumonia
• Drug overdose
• Asthma
• Postoperative complication
• Stroke
• Respiratory distress and failure