Real-Life ICU Sounds: A Heartfelt Reminder of Care

👂 Sounds of an ICU: Respiratory Therapist (RT) version

This is audio from the ICU #hospital #toneofhealth #ICU | sounds

Let's talk about ventilator alarms...a high-yield critical care NCLEX® topic! As a future nurse, you need to know 1️⃣ what causes the different types of alarms, and 2️⃣ what to do about it! ⬆️ HIGH-pressure alarms are caused by a block, kink, occlusion, or such somewhere in the breathing tube or ventilator circuit. They cause pressure to build up and get too HIGH - think air TRAPPING! ⬇️ LOW-pressure alarms are caused when there is a leak somewhere and pressure is getting too LOW... so the clien