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Expired CO2 Measurement in Intubated or Spontaneously Breathing Patients from the Emergency Department
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Expired CO2 Measurement in Intubated or Spontaneously Breathing Patients from the Emergency Department
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07:52 min

January 29, 2011

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  • 00:05Title
  • 00:20Expired CO2 measurement in intubated and ventilated patients
  • 03:25Expired CO2 measurement in spontaneously breathing patients

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This video describes how to perform CO2 measurement in intubated as well as spontaneously breathing patients. The main clinical indications refer to emergency situations: (1) verifying adequate positioning of an endotracheal tube; (2) achieving normocapnia in trauma patients; (3) monitoring ventilation in the case of procedural sedation.

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