Thank you RescueNinja (LOVE that name). Yes, I've got that covered. Piece o' cake piece o' pie on that one. Luckily I got signed on prn with a company who would show you hands on until you got it...
"I can't answer these questions for you. I am not familiar with the vent that you are using and it is not in front of me to play with." Really? You're going to internet bully me on a nursing forum?...
@Cuddleswithpuddles....as far as I can tell, yes, that's exactly what I did. But, I didn't get an alarm. Could have been because the low pressure setting was on 8. That's the lowest I've ever had....
@CRNA1982..... I am familiar with and responsible for the LTV 950, and my only question was if the alarm would sound if the trach came out of the patient. IT DOESN'T! (reply #11) I know what all...
It is a shiley 4.0. I am imagining the lumen is too small to make enough of a difference to trigger a change in pressure. But, that's just a guess. Like I said, read reply #11 before you
Why would you assume I am not responsible for managing the vent? and.... Did anyone bother to read reply #11? How do you explain that when you think it should alarm when the trach is removed from the...
Errrmmmm..... Ok, so what I did was just attach a trach to the vent to see if it would alarm. Nothing happened. I put my hand over it and the High Pressure alarm sounded. But, when I let off, no...