Question

You are resuscitating a critically ill newborn whose heart rate is 20 bpm. The baby has been intubated and the endotracheal tube insertion depth is correct. You can see chest movement with PPV and hear bilateral breath sounds, but the colorimetric CO2 detector does not turn yellow. What is the likely reason for this

Answer 1

The reason the colorimetric CO2 detector does not turn yellow is that the newborn is not exhaling CO2.

We can arrive at this answer because:

• The colorimetric CO2 detector is a device that shows the existence of exhaled CO2.

• The colorimetric CO2 detector has a pH-sensitive filter that changes color when it comes into contact with the CO2 exhaled by the patient.
• When the patient is not exhaling CO2, the pH filter turns purple.
• When the patient is exhaling CO2, the pH filter turns yellow.

With this, we can consider that the newborn shown in the question is not exhaling CO2, since the colorimetric CO2 detector is not turning yellow.

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Answer 2

The endotracheal tube is not in the trachea

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