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CodeBlue614 t1_j34zibf wrote

Reply to comment by waltwhitman83 in Family Statement for Damar Hamlin by ShepherdsDoof

There was a report that he had been pronated (turned face down) during the first 24 hours. We really only do that when patients have severe respiratory failure needing high ventilator settings. In this case, it is common to have saliva, vomit, or refluxed stomach acid go into the lungs during CPR, which we call an aspiration event. It is also common to have lungs contusions (essentially bruises) from CPR. Either could cause him to need high ventilator settings early on.

The decision to pronate (flip the patient face down) is based on the ratio between oxygen level in the blood stream to amount supplied by the ventilator (the atmosphere is 21% oxygen, ventilators are usually set between 30-100%). These patients also get chest x-rays using a special portable device, and that x-ray combined with the ratio I mentioned can give you a pretty good idea of how bad things are, even without the CT scan. The problem with the CT scan is you have to leave the ICU on a portable ventilator to get it, so there’s some risk involved if the patient is unstable. I will often delay CT scans if I think they’re too risky for the info I expect to receive.

Without knowing his current ventilator settings, it’s hard to know how much longer until he comes off. He’s probably on little to no sedation currently, since he’s writing. Believe it or not, patients tolerate the ventilator with very little sedation much of the time (sometimes none). Typically we don’t keep sedation that light if the ventilator settings are really high, because there’s so little room for error if the patient and ventilator stop being synchronized. I expect he will get the opportunity to show he’s ready to come off the ventilator every morning going forward, and they’ll take him off when he can past those tests.

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carnifex2005 OP t1_j34way0 wrote

Reply to comment by MusicaParaVolar in The man who was born to be World Champion fulfils his destiny, as Michael Smith defeats Michael van Gerwen 7-4 to claim the biggest prize in darts and become world number one! by carnifex2005

Imagine if Rafa Nadal lost a ton of majors in a row to start off his career then finally won a major then winning a world championship. That is sort of akin to Michael Smith. A very good youth player (now the only player to win both the youth and men's world championships), and now looking like he'll be #1 for a while.

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