DUBLIN, Ireland -- A doctor based in Dublin, Ireland, has debunked the idea that a face mask lowers oxygen levels. In fact, he's shown that even wearing several has no effect. This video shows Maitiu ...

If you've ever traveled on an airplane, you know that masks can drop down to supply oxygen in the case of an emergency. Airline oxygen masks have about a 15-minute supply and typically fall when an ...

This week marks two years since the death and 95 years since the birth of Tom Hornbein, one of the great figures of American mountaineering. Best known for his 1963 first ascent of Everest’s West ...

Yes, we know that flying is typically considered the safest way to travel. This doesn't change the fact that we're hurtling along tens of thousands of feet in the air, in a vehicle that still seems ...

You hear it at the beginning of every flight: In the event of an emergency, oxygen masks will drop from the plane ceiling for ...

You should know the safety spiel well by now – “In the event of emergency, put your oxygen mask on first.” But have you ever wondered why the cabin crew is so careful to hammer this information into ...

Preoxygenation with a bag-valve-mask device did not reduce the risk for hypoxemia compared with preoxygenation with a face mask during emergency tracheal intubation in the emergency department (ED) or ...

Kalispell resident Jessica Saxten’s first reaction to the Missoulian’s heartwarming photograph of the tiny gray kitten receiving oxygen from a Missoula firefighter was similar to many others’. “That ...

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