Just wanted to share this with everyone. 67 y/o female pt c/ | Figure 1

emtgirl88
Paramedic

Just wanted to share this with everyone. 67 y/o female pt c/o respiratory distress. Top strip shows waveform capnography with breath stacking/re-breathing. The second strip shows the waveform about 1 minute after I placed her on CPAP. What a difference!!! I love having CPAP available pre-hospital. It works!

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