BMJ1 年
END-TIDAL CO2 DETECTION DURING CADAVERIC VENTILATION
End-tidal CO2 was measured from the start of ventilation using continuous waveform capnography ... A novel observation was that the level of CO2 rose again (albeit at low levels) when CPR was started, ...
BMJ6 个月
Prehospital end-tidal carbon dioxide differentiates between cardiac and obstructive causes ...
Objective To assess if prehospital levels of end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) differed in obstructive compared to cardiac causes of dyspnoea, and could suggest one diagnosis over the other. Methods We ...
EMS19 年
5 things to know about capnography in cardiac arrest
End-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) detection requires air movement ... which also provides feedback on compression rate. Low ETCO2 (below 10 mm HG) may be caused by either poor compression technique, or ...