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*D - | ==Diagnosis== | ||
*O - | *D - Displaced ETT | ||
*P - [[ | *O - Obstructed ETT | ||
*E - Equipment failure | *P - [[Pneumothorax]] | ||
*E - Equipment failure (ventilator malfunction or disconnect) | |||
==Management== | |||
*When in doubt, disconnect the pt from the ventilator and begin bag ventilation | |||
**Eliminates the vent circuit as source of the problem | |||
**Helps gauge lung compliance | |||
*Airway | |||
**Is the tube still in? Is it patent? | |||
*Breathing | |||
**Is the chest rising? Breath sounds equal b/l? Pneumothorax? | |||
==Source== | |||
*EMRA Critical Care Handbook | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 17:21, 12 April 2013
Diagnosis
- D - Displaced ETT
- O - Obstructed ETT
- P - Pneumothorax
- E - Equipment failure (ventilator malfunction or disconnect)
Management
- When in doubt, disconnect the pt from the ventilator and begin bag ventilation
- Eliminates the vent circuit as source of the problem
- Helps gauge lung compliance
- Airway
- Is the tube still in? Is it patent?
- Breathing
- Is the chest rising? Breath sounds equal b/l? Pneumothorax?
Source
- EMRA Critical Care Handbook