> I received several replies to my previous letter about bringing my
> mother to
> my home on a vent, and all of them were helpful! Thanks!
>
> We just made an offer on a new, larger house that will accomodate my
> family
> as well as my parents. I found a short-term sub-acute rehab facitlity
> in
> West Palm Beach, 75 miles away, and am waiting to hear if they will
> accept my
> mother for a final attempt at weaning.
>
> I expect, however, that she will not be able to be weaned and am
> expecting
> that when she comes to my home she will still be on a vent.
>
> These are my new questions:
>
> 1.) Can anyone recommend a text that would teach me about respiration
> on a
> vent, about operating and maintaining the vent, the meaning of the
> different
> settings and information that the vent displays, etc.?
>
> 2.) I assume that if my mother can not be weaned in the rehab
> facility, that
> she would then not ever be able to be weaned at home, even if her
> fragile
> medical condition would improve considerably. I can not envision that
> the
> constant monitoring needed when the weaning is done could ever happen
> at
> home. Am I correct?
>
> Chris Gawlak
Chris,
About vent settings most vents have manuals about operating them...
But thats settings wise, thats doctor sets those. Their different modes
SIMV,asst.control,etc. Volume or Tidal Volume: is the amount "volume" of
air. Breath Ratev: is the # of breathes. Inspitory: means just how it
sounds IN is how many sec. of each breath or otherwise how long each
breath..And High & low Alarms : mean if the pressurres drop below or
above the settings.
That basics of course, each vent varies! Feel free to email .....
Cody Namesnik
cody(AT)netzone.com
Internet & Vent. Guru