TY - JOUR T1 - Confirmation of correct endotracheal tube placement JF - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine JO - Arch Emerg Med SP - 74 LP - 75 DO - 10.1136/emj.17.1.74-a VL - 17 IS - 1 AU - John J M Black AU - David V Skinner Y1 - 2000/01/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/17/1/74.2.abstract N2 - Editor,—We were disturbed to note from the survey of Florance et al that fewer than 50% of “major” accident and emergency departments in East Anglia report having any facilities for end tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring available for trauma patients.1All emergency departments in North America that manage trauma patients routinely keep in their trauma rooms at least a calorimetric device for ETCO2 detection—not to do so would be considered indefensible in the event of … ER -