Sleep Education
By Geraldo Rizzo, MD
The idea of daylight-savings time (DST) was, for the first time, attributed to Benjamin Franklin, who anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use the morning sunlight. This 1784 satire proposed taxing shutters, rationing candles, and (more…)
Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Lynnette Shafer, RPSGT
I haven’t always worn scrubs or business suits to work every day. Several years ago, my professional wardrobe included a crisp uniform complete with a badge, .45 caliber handgun, pepper spray, defense baton, body armor and a really cool mode of transportation complete with lights and sirens. Yes, I was a police officer! A few years later, I found myself to be a laid-off, unemployed Police/Corrections Officer with two young daughters to support on my own. Ouch. (more…)
Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Michael Miller, RPSGT
Due to the extremely positive feedback that last week’s Sleep Tech Tip of the Week generated, I chose the path of least resistance when deliberating what to write about this week. Inspired by Lynnette Shafer’s article “Don’t Be a Victim-Stay Safe While Working Solo”, I decided to cover the topic of staff safety from a technical viewpoint. No matter whether you are male or female, working alone or working with colleagues, working with inappropriate adult patients or working with boisterous pediatric patients, I propose implementing technology as a tool to thwart any unsuitable behavior that is alluring to patients when visiting a sleep lab. (more…)
Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Michael Miller, RPSGT
A subject that many of us in the healthcare field neglect is our own safety and well being. We are trained to respond to medical emergencies, react to unique situations, and most often put the needs of our patients before that of our own. We rarely think about what we would do if we experienced a medical emergency that posed a threat to our own well being. Sleep professionals, especially techs who work alone in independent diagnostic testing facilities, are one of the most at risk groups of healthcare providers who may experience a personal medical situation that may require them to put their needs first. (more…)