PHECC Advanced Paramedic Practice Questions - PHECC Advanced Paramedic Written Exam (Ireland) Exam

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While managing a patient in cardiac arrest, you monitor continuous waveform capnography. During CPR, you note a sudden, sustained increase in End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide (ETCO2) from 12 mmHg to 42 mmHg. What does this clinical change most likely indicate?

Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC). Displacement of the endotracheal tube into the esophagus. An improvement in chest compression depth and rate. The development of a tension pneumothorax.

Correct Answer:

Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC).

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