I can settle most of my vented patients now and read the numbers without panic. But this one keeps fighting the machine, bucking every breath, and everything I try only half works. I stand at the bedside watching the alarms and feel the old dread that this is the one I cannot figure out in time.
More people experience this than they realize.
You can manage most vented patients, but the complex ones fighting the vent still stump you.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.