
He stopped again, frustrated with himself. And I'm always prepared to leave-because I have to eventually. He exhaled and looked out the windshield.

My eyes narrowed, trying to inerpret his meaning. "I don't do this." His hands gestured between us. My chest tightened, afraid to hear what he had to say." He released a quick breath before he spoke. Evan seemed nervous as he turned to speak to ne. He pulled into the parking lot of a drugstore and put the car in park. "I like being a part of your world, and I understand that it's more complicated than you're willing to share with me. "Don't worry about hurting me," he replied calmly.

The ventilator pushes warm, moist air (or air with extra oxygen) to the patient through a breathing tube (also called an endotracheal tube) or a tightly fitting mask.“I don't know how to fit you in my world without hurting you too." The truth in my words revealed more than he'd ever know. The illustration shows a standard setup for a mechanical ventilator in a hospital room. Being on a ventilator may make you more susceptible to pneumonia, damage to your vocal cords, or other risks or problems. In some cases, they can be used at home, if the illness is long term and the caregivers at home receive training and have adequate nursing and other resources in the home. Mechanical ventilators are mainly used in hospitals and in transport systems such as ambulances and MEDEVAC air transport etc.

When you’re ready to be taken off the ventilator, your healthcare team will “wean” you or decrease the ventilator support until you can start breathing on your own. Or you may need a breathing tube if your breathing problem is more serious. You may be fitted with a mask to get air from the ventilator into your lungs. Your respiratory therapist and doctor set the ventilator to control how often it pushes air into your lungs and how much air you get. Mechanical ventilators are machines that act as bellows to move air in and out of your lungs. This condition is called respiratory failure. You may be put on a mechanical ventilator, also known as a breathing machine, if a condition makes it very difficult for you to breathe or get enough oxygen into your blood.
