eagle1953

The chest tubes I mentioned were not "open to air", there was a doctors order to disconnect the CT from suction for transport,-- I feel very comfortable taking care of these patients. I was merely questioning why a doctor would get upset because the suction tubing was not clamped after it was taken off suction

the pleurovac on our unit has a shut off valve on the short suction tubing that connects it to the longer tubing to wall suction. If this short suction tubing is supposed to be left open to air when the system is to gravity, why is there a shut off valve there? The doc on our unit went ballistic when he saw it open to air -- don't understand his thinking.

my question was, when suction tubing is disconnected (not the water seal tubing) do you leave it open to air - of clamp it..........

can anyone answer this......when disconnecting a CT pt from suction for transport, do you leave the suction tubing open to air or clamp it. and why? am getting conflicting answers on this one.......pls help

When taking a CT patient off suction for transport, do you clamp the suction tubing? or do you leave it open to air. And why? I am not talking about the water seal tubing, I am talking about the tubing attached to the wall suction. Need to know asap as I am getting conflicting answers from very angry doctors...........