Ventilation

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