TRACh Team
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THE LTV DISPLAY SCREEN-MONITORING
Information about your child’s breathing can be found on the ventilator.
Just press the
Select Button
. The data
located on this screen is based on how your child is breathing. These readings can be helpful in assessing your
child. Useful readings that can be found here are: total respiratory rate (f), tidal volume (Vte), and peak
pressures (PIP).
Select Button
f, Vte and PIP are shown here
•
f
on the monitoring screen is the total respiratory rate or the number of breaths your child is given by
the ventilator in one minute.
•
Vte
on the monitoring screen is the tidal volume or the amount of volume returning to the ventilator
from your child’s lung
s.
•
PIP
is the peak pressures or
the amount of pressure delivered to your child’s lungs during a breath.
