Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Evaluation of a prototype esophageal detection device.
To determine the ability of a prototype esophageal detection device (EDD) to identify esophageal misplacement of an endotracheal (ET) tube. ⋯ This prototype EDD is a useful method of identifying esophageal misplacement of an ET tube in anesthetized adult surgical patients.
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To evaluate the ability of a disposable, colorimetric end-tidal CO2 detector to verify proper endotracheal (ET) tube placement in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and to correlate semiquantitative CO2 measurements with the rate of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). ⋯ A disposable, colorimetric end-tidal CO2 detector appears reliable in verifying proper ET tube placement in victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The degree of color change correlates with the probability of ROSC.
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Editorial Comment Case Reports
Witnessed collapse and bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: what is really going on?
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Editorial Comment
Quo vadis: "scoop and run," "stay and treat," or "treat and street"?