Tuesday, 6/6/06- Trach Scare/Rough Night

Cedie's had a trach scare today. She was in her room alone when I heard her screaming. I ran to her room (the nurse was in the kitchen) and found that her trach was completely out and she was starting to turn colors. I quickly replaced the trach and gave her some O2. Later, after her nap, I had to put in a sterile trach. That is alot of trauma for one day. She seemed ok (not as happy as she has been) but she didn't take a nap.
She couldn't really get to sleep tonight. She was real irritable, clammy, and she was coughing alot. Her vent alarms went off several times and her apnea/heart monitor went off twice.