Off Ventilator
Mom is breathing on her own! Since about 9:00 AM on 4/21.
She remains intibated, just in case. Because it is difficult to pull air through the hose which is attached to her tube, the Respiratory Therapist has C-PAP (constant air pressure) running through the hose and tube, to ease getting air close to her lungs. However, he said she is breathing completely on her own, and he only runs the C-PAP because she is pulling her air through a hose.
She remains intibated, just in case. Because it is difficult to pull air through the hose which is attached to her tube, the Respiratory Therapist has C-PAP (constant air pressure) running through the hose and tube, to ease getting air close to her lungs. However, he said she is breathing completely on her own, and he only runs the C-PAP because she is pulling her air through a hose.
posted by gcotharn at 8:48 AM
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