Prevent – Pneumonia

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (or VAP), an airways infection that can develop quickly, is the leading cause of death among hospital-acquired infections.

VAP prolongs the time a patient is dependent on a ventilator, the length of an ICU stay (almost always required for treating VAP), and the length of hospital stay after discharge from the ICU. Read more about VAP.

If your loved one needs a ventilator to assist in breathing, take this checklist to the nurses to help you collaborate on strategies for preventing VAP. It will be well worth the effort because this form of pneumonia is almost entirely preventable with extra precautions in care.

• What’s the Harm in Health Care?

  One-third of all hospital patients are harmed or killed by accident every year in American hospitals -- about 13 million patients.

  
  Preventable hospital accidents claim almost 300,000 lives -- equal to 3 jets crashing every single day of the year in America, with no survivors.

  
  Most of these deaths and injury are among older patients, and most result from a strained health care system seriously short on nurses and other critical resources.
  

• Our Solution

  CampaignZERO offers simple explanations about how common hospital hazards occur and easy checklists to help families safeguard their loved ones' care in the hospital.

• Why Checklists for Families?

  Every patient needs a family member or friend with them in the hospital -- yet few of us are prepared for this important role.

  
  Our simple little checklists can be a big help.

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