Ok so my wife is a nurse in PACU (post surgery). She told me that being on a ventilator is by itself very risky. The patients are on anesthesia as most people freak out from being intimated. Ventilated patients require constant monitoring. Their blood levels must constantly be tested so that the ventilator can be adjusted. If patients are not receiving the right amount of oxygen it can cause all kinds of problems leading up to organ failure. She suspects that many of the nurses have too many vented patients to monitor safely. Many of the patients may die due to unintended neglect. Also it’s likely that the hospital labs probably don’t have the capacity to process all the testing required for such patients. Being put on a ventilator could be a very bad situation. Can’t imagine how these nurses feel knowing they can’t provide the care needed and having many patients die.
This! Being on a ventilator is SUPER RISKY. My father was a paralyzed vet on a ventilator. It was permanently and surgically inserted thru the front of his throat. He had to have someone there with him 24 hours a day with a suction machine because you have to suction fluid out every 10 minutes or it can harden and make a blockage. I guarantee these people weren't being suctioned as often as necessary, maybe through no fault of the nurses & resp therapists because they just couldn't keep up.
Ok so my wife is a nurse in PACU (post surgery). She told me that being on a ventilator is by itself very risky. The patients are on anesthesia as most people freak out from being intimated. Ventilated patients require constant monitoring. Their blood levels must constantly be tested so that the ventilator can be adjusted. If patients are not receiving the right amount of oxygen it can cause all kinds of problems leading up to organ failure. She suspects that many of the nurses have too many vented patients to monitor safely. Many of the patients may die due to unintended neglect. Also it’s likely that the hospital labs probably don’t have the capacity to process all the testing required for such patients. Being put on a ventilator could be a very bad situation. Can’t imagine how these nurses feel knowing they can’t provide the care needed and having many patients die.
This! Being on a ventilator is SUPER RISKY. My father was a paralyzed vet on a ventilator. It was permanently and surgically inserted thru the front of his throat. He had to have someone there with him 24 hours a day with a suction machine because you have to suction fluid out every 10 minutes or it can harden and make a blockage. I guarantee these people weren't being suctioned as often as necessary, maybe through no fault of the nurses & resp therapists because they just couldn't keep up.
I don't think most got tracheotomies.