Ventilation
- Qualitative measures such as observation of chest excursion, breathing
bag, and bilateral breath sounds are USEFUL
- Continual presence of exhaled C02 shall be performed unless
invalidated by the procedure or equipment
- ETT and/or LMA placement must be verified by clinical signs and by
detecting C02 in the exhaled gas.
- Exhaled C02 shall be measured quantitatively by capnography
or mass spectroscopy.
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