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...Vietnamese hospitals lacked a basic device called Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), which can provide lifesaving respiratory support for newborns, especially those born prematurely. Ringer says this simple technology consists of a tube that is inserted in the baby’s nose and used to supply pressurized air to help an infant breathe and keep his or her lungs from collapsing...
...while using the technology is simple, Ringer says that convincing Vietnamese doctors to adopt CPAP required Project Vietnam to overcome some obstacles...
...were able to decrease the mortality rate for premature babies in the first 24 hours from 35 percent to 10 percent” during trials at the National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi, says Ringer...
After realizing the gravity of the situation in Vietnam during his mission in 2000, Ringer and his colleagues tried to convince local doctors to implement CPAP in their home country. The Project Vietnam contingent was able to garner some curiosity about CPAP through exhibitions using crude prototypes of the equipment...
...some interest but some resistance” to the idea after demonstrating its use with the rudimentary machines, Ringer says...