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.
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.