Capnometers
Pet devices in ambulances perplex D.C. paramedics
Submitted by nestorb on Mon, 2005-09-05 23:01. An airway adapter is placed between a breathing tube and a bag valve that pumps air into a person's -- or a pet's -- lungs. The adapter diverts air to a capnometer, which measures how much carbon dioxide a person or animal is exhaling.
