ventilator dependent
- respiratorBreathing protection device
- life supportSystems maintaining vital functions
- ICUAcute care ward
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
- paralyzedUnable to move voluntarily
coma · weaning · beeping · oxygen · intubated · quadriplegic · bedside · monitors · critical · sedated · helpless · machine · hoses · alarms · ALS · muscular dystrophy · polio · iron lung
health status
ventilator dependenthealthy
In good physical condition
recovered · ambulatory · stable · thriving · discharged
medical intervention level
ventilator dependentambulatory
Able to walk
outpatient · healthy · discharged · self-sufficient · non-critical