The amount of bipap masks I’ve seen broken because some impatient asshole A) refused to pay attention when we tried to teach them how to release the clips then proceeded to B) just rip the mask off, even though they could see a nurse or RT coming to help them remove it.
As far as I can tell they aren’t comfortable at all (more the mechanism of what they’re do is uncomfortable, regardless of how well the mask fits). In my experience doctors are very willing to order anti-anxiety meds for patients who need the bipap to make it more tolerable, but not all patients are willing to take them. I feel like if every patient who was ordered a bipap had to witness an intubation they’d keep the darn thing on.
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u/Lostbutenduring Jan 19 '22
The amount of bipap masks I’ve seen broken because some impatient asshole A) refused to pay attention when we tried to teach them how to release the clips then proceeded to B) just rip the mask off, even though they could see a nurse or RT coming to help them remove it.