Pre-Hospital and Emergency

Capnography can immediately assess a patient’s ventilatory status during Emergency Care, from the ambulance to the Emergency Department.

Capnography immediately detects airway obstruction and other ventilation problems, and provides continuous feedback on the breathing and ventilatory status of patients in emergency care.

Benefits of capnography during Emergency Care and Transport are:

• Verification of endotracheal tube or dislodgement of endotracheal tube during transport
• Monitors the effectiveness of chest compressions during CPR
• Detects the return of spontaneous circulation during CPR
• Monitors titration of CO₂ levels in ICP scenarios
• Useful in determining the ventilatory status of patients with asthma, COPD
• Can determine the ventilatory status of patients who are actively seizing
• Identifies patients in Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Studies show the growing clinical importance of capnography

Why Microstream®?

Only Microstream capnography has

• Innovative patient interface technology that reliably samples etCO₂ in both oral and nasal breathers
• Superior measurement technology provides an accurate, reliable and easy to use assessment of your patient’s breathing
• Provides continuum of care for all patients (neonate/infant/pediatric/adult), intubated and non-intubated
• Easily switches from intubated to non-intubated use, no zeroing, no routine calibration or reconfiguration, warm up time

Standards & Guidelines

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