Friday, July 20, 2007

Jac was extubated at 10 am

Jac was extubated at 10 am this morning! Yeah! The extubation went well, although Jac was not very happy about all of the messing around with him.

Two respiratory therapists removed from his mouth the line that was connected to the respirator and went down to his lungs. After removing that, they tried to use a nasal prong to connect him to a CPAP machine - but, the prongs were too big for his little nose. They then got a little tiny mask and that fit just perfectly. They then put a head strap on his head to hold the mask in place. He now looks like he is SCUBA diving.

Here, the RRT (Registered Respiratory Technician) is preparing the CPAP equipment:

Here's Jac after he was extubated, before getting the mask..

Here, the RRT is fitting Jac's mask...

And here he is, wearing the mask...

1 comment:

  1. Sounds like little Jac is getting stronger day by day, great news! Again, thank you for taking the time to keep us all posted :o)

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