How Capnography Can Save Lives

The expanding use of capnography in the medical arena is allowing doctors, nurses, and paramedics to provide the right level of care and help save more lives than ever before. Take, for example, the recent news story of the 54-year-old man who had passed out in Minnesota. His heart had stopped beating, and ER doctors and nurses had given up on reviving him – until an emergency helicopter flight nurse trained in capnography recognized that the patient’s carbon dioxide levels indicated there was still blood flow to his vital organs. Eventually, the patient was revived and had a successful recovery, but not before going an incredible 96 minutes without a heartbeat.

Capnography has been in use for years, mainly by anesthesiologists to track patients’ respiration during a procedure. However, it is becoming more routine for first responders to use capnograph technology because it gives medical staff a powerful tool in assessing blood flow to the brain, heart, liver, and other vital organs – something that could only be revealed by feeling for a pulse or checking for dilated pupils before the advent of capnography.

With portable capnography equipment such as Omni Express from Infinium Medical, you can help provide your medical staff with the equipment they need to provide crucial, life-saving care to your patients whether in the ER or in the back of an ambulance. The Omni Express is one of our durable, lightweight patient monitoring devices featuring the Capnostat 5 ETCO2 plug-in monitor – a state-of-the-art system allowing the user to readily monitor both mainstream and sidestream ETCO2 readouts. Omni dependable medical monitor equipment is thoroughly tested by trained medical professionals and trusted in healthcare facilities around the world because of their accuracy and reliability.

Contact Infinium Medical today for more information about Omni Express capnography equipment and other types of patient monitors.