Chest Tube Drainage System - Chambers and Functionality Clamp: simulates NO chest tube in at all Chamber 1: fluid drains here Chamber 2: water seal - small ball moving up and down indicates tube is to water seal - "passive" drainage of the fluid/air out - "simulates gravity" Chamber 3: suction - low-level continuous negative pressure to help draw the fluid/air out - determined by the dial on the box, not the suction on the wall it's hooked up to Stanford Internal Medicine Chiefs @StanfordChiefs #Chest #Tube #Drainage #System #Chambers #diagnosis #criticalcare
