Assertion: respiratory therapist | /r/CapableOf | treat people
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: with breathing
type: OTHER
value: with cardiopulmonary problems
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: A respiratory therapist (RT) is a healthcare worker who treats people with breathing or cardiopulmonary problems.
text: They often treat people who have asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, cystic fibrosis or sleep apnea; and they also have the skills to respond to some emergency situations, like those experiencing a heart attack or suffering a stroke."We like to call ourselves the Rodney Dangerfield of health care," says Timothy Myers, chief business officer of the American Association for Respiratory Care.