Welcome to EmpowHER. I am sorry to hear that your daughter was in an accident and concerned that she is being discharged so soon.
By tube, I am assuming she was intubated and on a ventilator.
A collapsed lung happens when air enters the pleural space, the area between the lung and the chest wall. It can happen after being on a ventilator.
Discharge does seem hasty.
If you have already brought her home by the time you read my reply, keep a very close eye on her and call your primary care physician, if some one is still in the office.
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Hello Anonymous,
Welcome to EmpowHER. I am sorry to hear that your daughter was in an accident and concerned that she is being discharged so soon.
By tube, I am assuming she was intubated and on a ventilator.
A collapsed lung happens when air enters the pleural space, the area between the lung and the chest wall. It can happen after being on a ventilator.
Discharge does seem hasty.
If you have already brought her home by the time you read my reply, keep a very close eye on her and call your primary care physician, if some one is still in the office.
Regards,
July 6, 2017 - 12:41pmMaryann
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