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JenniferO
I have a question prompted by Ross' struggle to get off the respirator.
Another heart patient with whom I corresponded and ultimately met in Cleveland told me she had a terrible time getting off the respirator because she couldn't "pass the test". She was on it for way longer than she felt was necessary because whatever "test" was being used was something she kept flunking and the nurses kept misreading her signals. Is there any possibility this is happening with Ross. Could his struggles be trying to communicate that he doesn't need this damned thing anymore but no one is hearing/seeing this?
What measures do they use to know when the patient is ready?
I was extremely lucky; when I came to consciousness in the ICU the respirator was gone.
Another heart patient with whom I corresponded and ultimately met in Cleveland told me she had a terrible time getting off the respirator because she couldn't "pass the test". She was on it for way longer than she felt was necessary because whatever "test" was being used was something she kept flunking and the nurses kept misreading her signals. Is there any possibility this is happening with Ross. Could his struggles be trying to communicate that he doesn't need this damned thing anymore but no one is hearing/seeing this?
What measures do they use to know when the patient is ready?
I was extremely lucky; when I came to consciousness in the ICU the respirator was gone.