As many may
not know I grew up in the Midwest and was raised on the principles of self-reliance
and the respect for nature. I was taught how to hunt, fish, trap, forge,
and grow one’s own vegetables. Our family even attempted to save enough food
for a year, preparation for hard times or a catastrophic event (most likely a
tornado).
I currently
live on the east coast and do not apply all these life lessons. I do not hunt,
fish, forge, or even garden any more. I have done a poor job of preparing for
hurricanes, a small supply of food and water but not the recommended 72 hour stash
that FEMA suggests.
However, I do
use one skill ever so often; it is in relation to trapping (See video below of
me setting a trap for my son).
Early on in life
I learned that the most important part of a good trap was the triggering
mechanism. If the trigger was too sensitive it would go off prematurely and if
it was not sensitive enough it would not go off at all.
This is similar
to setting your trigger on the ventilator. Like a good trap the ventilator trigger
I believe is one of the most important settings. This setting directly affects
how the patient interacts with the ventilator.
Additionally,
trigger asynchronies are the most common type of patient-ventilator
asynchronies.
So I would
encourage the practitioner to spend more time evaluating the trigger
sensitivity.
NOTE- the video demonstrates the end product
of my booby trap. Trap design < 5 minutes, triggering design and sensitivity
>15.
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