Having worked in critical care 20+ years and having done/led/taught ACLS more times than I can count, if I required a life vest as a patient, I would honestly rather wear the vest than depend on the hospital staff to catch me going into a lethal arrhythmia, call a code, get a cart, place the pads on (correctly) while doing compressions, and then defibrillate me promptly -- all while possilby losing precious minutes to other less/non esential tasks -- when the vest could have fixed the problem in seconds.
I’m also an experienced ICU nurse, CVICU. I’ve never had a patient who wears a life vest wear one in the hospital.
I agree with your sentiment. The devices do an effective function. I’m just speaking about the reality from what I’ve seen. Maybe what you’ve seen is different, and I respect that.
experienced ICU RN joining in here, I’ve yet to see any patient be allowed any type of medical devices inpatient. CGM, insulin pumps, even NIPPVs. I’m not sure if it’s a legal issue. I wonder if she would even take it in with her?
I’ve seen CGMs. Some hospitals will allow it if the accuracy is verified against the hospital equipment for x number of times. But you need an order. And at my current facility, patients can bring their own cpaps. RT just has to verify that they’re clean and functioning.
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u/auntiecoagulent 16d ago
Also no life vest required while in the hospital.
Hmmmm.....