A pre-hospital team is performing CPR. The team leader wants to assess the quality of compressions using waveform capnography. What EtCO2 value during...

Question

A pre-hospital team is performing CPR. The team leader wants to assess the quality of compressions using waveform capnography. What EtCO2 value during CPR is associated with high-quality compressions and a higher probability of ROSC?

Accepted Answer

EtCO2 consistently above 2.0 kPa (15 mmHg) - higher values indicate better cardiac output from compressions

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EtCO2 below 1.0 kPa indicates good compression quality

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EtCO2 should be maintained above 6.0 kPa during CPR

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EtCO2 is not affected by compression quality

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Only SpO2 can be used to assess compression quality

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Capnography During CPR

A pre-hospital team is performing CPR. The team leader wants to assess the quality of compressions using waveform capnography. What EtCO2 value during CPR is associated with high-quality compressions and a higher probability of ROSC?