Dead space

[Roy Danks]

define excessive...ha.  No, I, personally,don't believe that is cause for concern.  We ventilate at 6-8 ml/kg.  Standard BV is, what, a couple liters?  A 70 kg person would get 500-600 mL by a vent.  Vd (dead space) in that person would be 1 ml/lb or 154 mL (normal anatomy).  Could that little piece of corrugated tubing really make much of a difference in the Vd?  I don't believe so.
 
My opinion...educated, I think.
 
RD



> From: tuganddawn at talktalk.net> To: trauma-list at trauma.org> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:45:54 +0100> Subject: Dead space> > Hello everyone,> > I recently had a conversation with a Paramedic colleage who suggested that if you intubate a patient (prehospital) with an uncut ETT you should not use a cobb connector (the corrugated plastic tubing betweeen BVM and tube) because of the excessive dead space created.> Though I appreciate that we are using manual ventillation I disagreed with this in adult patients due to the relatively small size of these connectors.> I appreciate that this is an extremely basic question but I am curious to see what the consensus is.> Thanks for your time and patience ladies and gents and look forward to your responses.> > Take care and Kindest Regards> > FF Tug Crumpton SR para> --> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/
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