tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post114688816568535258..comments2024-02-18T01:56:38.508-06:00Comments on M.D.O.D.: I'll Never Know911DOChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-9756060643238081172007-08-07T03:59:00.000-05:002007-08-07T03:59:00.000-05:00I find it amazing how many ED's and paramedic stil...I find it amazing how many ED's and paramedic still have to ask this question of tube placement. With true ETCO2 monitoring (not colormetirc, because we know that can be false as well) you can see by the numbers if the tube is good. Here in upstate NY we are required to use ETCO2 anytime we intubate a Pt but as soon as we get to the ED the ED doesn't have any way of monitoring the Pt like this and thus many of the ED docs (well really residents, cause the attendings to know) will say our tube is bad even with a capno of 40. As for the bubbling in the stomach, I've had a smoker code who've we intubated and had the tube pierce the trachea into the esophagus due to the deterioration. On a AP the tube looked great, on a lat you could see the tube curved back, kinda freaky.Medic13https://www.blogger.com/profile/03668490802924311297noreply@blogger.com