{"id":1695,"date":"2024-06-20T11:33:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cortree.sciontario.org\/?post_type=lms-videos&p=1695"},"modified":"2024-06-20T11:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:33:28","slug":"assisted-cough-in-bed","status":"publish","type":"lms-videos","link":"https:\/\/cortree.sciontario.org\/fr\/lms-videos\/assisted-cough-in-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Breath Stacking & Assisted Cough Demo in Bed | Respiratory Management | Spinal Cord Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Assisted Cough involves the use of a stomach thrust to help build pressure to produce a cough. In this video Sandra and Renata demonstrate how to do the Assisted Cough technique while laying down in a bed \u2013 and with one person assisting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might find doing Breath Stacking and Assisted Cough in bed works better if you have lower blood pressure or tend to get dizzy when holding your breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This demo shows Renata positioning herself for the stomach thrust with one hand and squeezing the bag with her other hand. If you are able to squeeze the bag yourself, you can do the bagging while the person assisting positions themselves for the stomach thrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, you and your assistant need to decide which position will work best for a good thrust – with the assistant standing beside the bed, or with the assistant on the bed. Make sure to establish a signal with your assistant to tell them when your lungs are full \u2013 a head nod or a blink, or whatever works for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the rest of the process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n