Vent control
Alarms and waveforms
- High pressure: biting, kink, secretions, bronchospasm, pneumothorax, low compliance.
- Low volume/disconnect: leak, cuff, circuit, extubation.
- Flow not returning to baseline suggests air trapping/auto-PEEP.
Vent control
Educational resource only. Use institutional protocols, local policy, and bedside clinical judgment. Not a substitute for supervised training, medical direction, or emergency care guidance.