Anyone on a vent is continuously monitored. Usually through glass walls or half walls, and the 1:2 nurse ratio seeing the same things on their computer monitors, as what is displayed via the actual monitors hooked to the patients.

They’re often times on pressure sensitive beds, that will alert anyone and everyone to movement.

If they’ve (the patient) had any sort of movement before, their wrists will be bound just enough so that they can move, but not reach the intubation tubing.

It’s possible that someone could take out their own IV. But removing other medical devices with no medical knowledge would be impossible.

So it’s extremely unlikely that someone “woke up” on computer-moduled sedation medication drips (more than one) plus BP cuffs, plus lower legs pumps, plus foley catheter, plus the more than likely pressure-sensitive bed that would have sent alerts off all through out the ward. The IV drips themselves start alerting when less than an hour is left of the remaining medication.

Dude may have been able to remove his intubation tube, but even that would take careful, specific thoughts and movement. That thing is taped to your face, for the specific purpose of it not being dislocated, or causing further damage.

Then there’s that whole issue with the Foley catheter. Unless ol dude knew what he was doing, his entire urinary tract is now fubar’d for life, probably along with his ability to form an erection.

I’m not in the medical field, have only witnessed family members who were on a vent, but seeing this guy getting traction anywhere with this story is worrisome.