Quote Originally Posted by Silkysplinter View Post
Please can some body give me a simple short list of indications and contra-indications to sputum clearance techniques.

Cheers much appreciated.
Indications to Sputum Clearence techniques:
Patient with lot of secretions in the upper resp tract
Patient with swollowing difficulty..
COPD Patients.
patients weaned off from ventilator.

CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Ashtamatic Patients.
Patients with pneummonia.
Patients with acute onset Ch. Bronchitis.
Patients with acute Sortness of Breath.
Patients with neurological diseases with partial respiratory involvement.