Day 202 - Oh What a Night...
Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 If Mom wasn't here, what would have happened? Would we even know what went down? Forgotten Feeds... First, it's 10pm Monday night and the feed pumping is alarming. Mom let the new nurse know that the alarm is going off and she needs more milk. This is a continuous feed. She let's Mom know that she actually didn't have any thawed but it should only take 5 minutes. At 11pm, she pops her head in and asks if we need anything. Mom reminds her that we are still waiting on the milk. She then realized she forgot again. So James didn't get fed his 40mls that hour. This was also the time he did his LTV trial on night shift. No Vent Heaters... At 8:45am, Mom noticed the Vent Heater was off and his circuit was cold. The heater runs warm oxygen through the tubing. Humidification is needed by all patients requiring mechanical ventilation via an artificial airway. Heated humidifiers operate actively to increase the heat and water vapor content of inspired ...