Carbon Monoxide Monitering

[stcommodore]

My service will soon be recieving the Lifepack 15 which is equiped with the ability to moniter Carbon Monoxide. Now here is the problem! Pennsylvania has no protocal for monitering CO in a patient, go figure. We have such devices on our first in bags to moniter for them on calls but can't do the same on one specific patient.

Does anyone have research for or against the use of such in EMS? Does anyone actually do this on a regular basis or have a protocal there sevices uses.

Thanks!

[mobey]

My service will soon be recieving the Lifepack 15 which is equiped with the ability to moniter Carbon Monoxide. Now here is the problem! Pennsylvania has no protocal for monitering CO in a patient, go figure. We have such devices on our first in bags to moniter for them on calls but can't do the same on one specific patient.

Does anyone have research for or against the use of such in EMS? Does anyone actually do this on a regular basis or have a protocal there sevices uses.

Thanks!

do you need a protocol for an assessment?

Do you have a protocol in place for SpO2?

This is really the same idea.

[rock_shoes]

Carbon Monoxide monitoring with a Lifepack 15 is a completely non-invasive procedure. I don't follow why you would need a protocol. I could see guidlines for acceptable CO levels but that's about it.