oops....sorry, wrong response the first time....

Roxan Temaat <rtemaatemict@...> wrote:The stopcock is positioned off to
the patient, remove the cap and
'zero' it on the monitor.

Roxan
EMICT, RN

--- dinoda@... wrote:

> Hello Nurse Bob, I have a question regarding the position of the
> stopcock when zeroing an A-line. I read your description on
> transducer/line set up and use however I am not sure which way the
> stopcock should be positioned. Should the stopcock be open to all
> three ports, pressure bag, to air and patient or closed to one of the
> three (not closed to air obviously and with the "end cap" removed)
> when I use the "zero" function on my monitor? Your information is
> greatly appreciated, Thank you, Dino D'Angelo, Paramedic/RN.



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