Ventilator desaturation

• Immediately disconnect from ventilator (allows for expiration of stacked breaths)
• Mnemonic
  • D - Displacement of tube
    • Attach end-tidal CO2 to verify
  • O - Obstruction of tube
    • Use suction catheter
  • P - Pneumothorax
    • Verify via US
  • E - Equipment failure
    • Connect to BVM
  • S - Stacked breaths
    • Disconnect from ventilator

See Also

• Ventilation (Main)