Ventilator desaturation: Difference between revisions
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*Immediately disconnect from ventilator (allows for expiration of stacked breaths) | *Immediately disconnect from ventilator (allows for expiration of stacked breaths) | ||
*Mnemonic | *"DOPE" Mnemonic | ||
**D - Displacement of tube | **D - Displacement of tube | ||
***Attach end-tidal CO2 to verify | ***Attach end-tidal CO2 to verify | ||
Revision as of 08:18, 30 October 2011
- Immediately disconnect from ventilator (allows for expiration of stacked breaths)
- "DOPE" Mnemonic
- D - Displacement of tube
- Attach end-tidal CO2 to verify
- O - Obstruction of tube
- Use suction catheter
- P - Pneumothorax
- Verify via US
- E - Equipment failure
- Connect to BVM
- S - Stacked breaths
- Disconnect from ventilator
- D - Displacement of tube