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Question 1

Which of the following are true regarding confirmation of endotracheal placement?

  1. In a patient with good cardiac output the presence of a four phase waveform on continuous capnography reliably excludes oesophageal intubation.

  2. The presence of a series of six waveforms on continous capnography reliably confirms tracheal intubation in patients in cardiorespiratory arrest undergoing …

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