Day 300 - Vent DISCONNECTED & James Lifts His Legs to His Chest
Tuesday, October 26th, 2021 Mom has PTSD from the other night. Twice in an 8 hour period James was disconnected from his ventilator. Once was due to the nurse not correctly connecting his circuit from moving it under the railing to over the railing. It was loose and the pressure from the ventilator popped it off. The nurse was in the bathroom, Dad was in his office, Mom was just about to run upstairs for a second because James was calm watching his Blue's clues. Good thing she decided not to run upstairs, because one side of the circuit (blue inhalation tubing) disconnected and fell on the floor. The ventilator immediately alarmed DISC/SERVE which means the ventilator is disconnected somewhere. We only have a few seconds to find out where and reconnect. Besides the sound of the beeping alarm, you hear loud gushes of air and something like a train whistle. It's the most terrifying sound because you know what it means. Mom reconnected him and all was well. What is scary is that b...