Is it possible to remove the vent yourself? I have seen patients on ventilators, and I find this rather improbable.
As in, it is possible the moon is made of green cheese, but………
I would rather pull out my own vent out than remove a catheter.
Yes. You can pull it out. It would be uncomfortable as there is a balloon inflated to keep it in place in the trachea, but you can do it with minimal force.
You just have to get over the mental part of pulling a tube out of your trachea.
Well the video is allegedly on butchute so it might have been some other tube removed
Read post 45.
That tube down your gullet is highly invasive and the body’s natural reaction is to expel it. That’s why they put you in a coma. If he did actually wake up, I have no trouble at all in believing he removed it. I would
Why is that? Arms strapped down?
Some people think of a BiPAP as an " external ventilator". Perhaps that applies here.
Yes, it is possible. When my dad had heart surgery, he had to also be vented. When he woke up, he tried pulling it out himself. We were able to restrain him until the nurses arrived.
I could just imagine this guy waking up, knowing he is on a ventilator, knowing the coved protocol and being scared that they were trying to kill him. I think many people knowing the huge failure of the protocol would likely remove their covid vent in his situation.
I've had many pt's pull their traches out also....
Can they physically take the Vent out of the room....maybe, but not likely.
FWIW-
People do self extubate frequently. They are usually medicated, sedated, confused, and it can be very dangerous depending on the circumstances. Very possible permanent damage to the vocal chords as well as other complications.