By Sean Hulsman As EMS battles the rising trend of opioid abuse and subsequent respiratory arrest, lives are being saved through competent control of airway and breathing. It is important that providers understand not only the mechanism and drawbacks of naloxone, but also the best way to monitor respiratory status. Waveform capnography plays an important…

The Microcap™ handheld capnographs with Microstream®-enabled technology provides an accurate, reliable and easy-to-use assessment of your patient’s respiratory status, whether intubated or nonintubated, in any clinical setting. Accurate measurement technology • Accuracy 0-38 mmHg ±2 mmHg, 39-99 mmHg ±5% of reading • IR-based technology that is CO2 specific • Unaffected by the presence of other…