For more information, visit www.capnoacademy.com Share Your Capno Story With Us Do you have a story about how capnography made a difference? Share your story with us and we may publish it on CapnoAcademy.

For more information, visit www.capnoacademy.com Share Your Capno Story With Us Do you have a story about how capnography made a difference? Share your story with us and we may publish it on CapnoAcademy.

This course is designed to introduce the benefits of capnography use and then review the physiology of respiration and the role of expired CO2 in the respiratory cycle. For more information, visit www.capnoacademy.com Share Your Capno Story With Us Do you have a story about how capnography made a difference? Share your story with us…

Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by inflamed and narrowed airways. When the inflamed airways of asthma patients react strongly to certain inhaled substances, commonly referred to as an asthma attack, the outcome is a hyper-reactive airway that results in acute bronchospasm, reducing the flow of air into the lungs. Swelling and excess mucus…

Melissa Langhan, MD reviews the importance of capnography to monitor pediatric patients in the emergency medicine environment. Share Your Capno Story With Us Do you have a story about how capnography made a difference? Share your story with us and we may publish it on CapnoAcademy.

Mike McEvoy EMS1.com Columnists For both intubated and non-intubated patients, capnography can provide a wealth of information about vital signs In the life and death business of EMS, you need tools that you can rely upon. Capnography is the non-invasive measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide (CO2) displayed as a CO2 waveform concentration over time. During…

By Sean Hulsman Sepsis carries a greater mortality rate than many diseases we consider common place like breast cancer and AIDS. Surprisingly, EMS has only recently begun to broaden training on diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from sepsis in the field. The physiology of sepsis is very much within the realm of understanding for…

By Sean Hulsman Running a cardiac arrest is arguably one of the most stressful experiences an EMS provider can have. There are many tasks to complete and interventions to monitor. The scene is often charged with emotion. However, when all is said and done it’s the C-A-B approach which makes or breaks the treatment: high…

Explore the uses and benefits real EMS professionals are finding with capnography. Share Your Capno Story With Us Do you have a story about how capnography made a difference? Share your story with us and we may publish it on CapnoAcademy.

Shawna Whooley EMS1.com Columnists The use of waveform capnography as a monitoring and diagnostic tool extends far beyond airway management and cardiac arrest The use of waveform capnography has become standard in many paramedic protocols involving advanced airway management. Continuous waveform capnography is considered the gold standard for confirming endotracheal tube placement[1], and has become…