21.   A former respiratory therapist was arrested Tuesday for investigation of murder in the deaths of six hospital patients, police said.

22.   A former respiratory therapist was charged on Wednesday in the deaths of six elderly hospital patients whose exhumed bodies contained a drug that halts breathing.

23.   A medical team including a neonatologist, nurse and respiratory therapist was assigned to each baby.

24.   A burn advisory team consisting of four doctors and two respiratory therapists also arrived in Ecuador, it said.