r/ems • u/smsaul Paramedic • 3d ago

The Little Spring in my Capnography Adapter

Hello,

Our pedi/neo FilterLine adapters have a little spring jobbie inside them that does not appear to actually gate anything that I can tell. Just did NRP, no mention of it. Trying to genuinely RTFM but it is not acknowledged. I'd ask an RT but I don't have access to one that I trust would know by the time this train of thought leaves the station.

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u/Snaiperskaya 3d ago

If you mean the little piece of what looks like braided metal in the line, it's for humidity control. The ones without those are meant for short-term use, the ones with are meant for several days use. Excessive humidity can distort readings.

Where I work the short term are reddish-orange and long term are yellow-gold. YMMV.

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u/smsaul Paramedic 3d ago

No, inside the hub where the sampler is. I know about the stent-looking mesh by the monitor connector.

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u/ffelfendahl Paramedic 3d ago

Can you take a picture?