Quadriplegic Can Cough at the Touch of a Button
From Times Wire Reports
Just five weeks ago, Ronnie Moore could not do what most people take for granted -- cough to clear his lungs.
Now Moore, a quadriplegic, coughs by pressing a button on a control box on his wheelchair. Moore’s cough was the first performed electronically by a quadriplegic, said his doctor, Anthony F. DiMarco of Cleveland’s MetroHealth Medical Center.
Not being able to cough made Moore susceptible to respiratory infections such as pneumonia.
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