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You are doing an interfacility transport of a patient who was intubated prior to your arrival at the sending facility. The chest X-ray from the previous facility confirmed proper placement before you departed. During transport, the patient’s pulse oximetry begins to drop, and the EtCO2 waveform is slightly lower than earlier. The patient still has a pulse. Of the following, which should you do first?

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You are doing an interfacility transport of a patient who was intubated prior to your arrival at the sending facility. The chest X-ray from the previous facility confirmed proper placement before you departed. During transport, the patient’s pulse oximetry begins to drop, and the EtCO<sub>2</sub> waveform is slightly  lower than earlier. The patient still has a pulse. Of the following, which should you do first?






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