Apparatus and method for measuring end tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2)

A method for passing exhaled gasses from a mouth of a patient to a gas analyzer, the method comprising:

• providing apparatus comprising:
• a pacifier comprising a distal end, a proximal end and an opening extending from the distal end to the proximal end, wherein the distal end comprises a nipple configured to be inserted into the mouth of the patient and the proximal end comprises a base configured to be positioned against the mouth of the patient;
• a strain relief component comprising a base mounted to the base of the pacifier, a support arch, a first opening in the base of the strain relief component, and a second opening in the support arch;
• a tube comprising a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending between the distal end of the tube and the proximal end of the tube, wherein the distal end of the tube is mounted to the base of the strain relief component, and further wherein the tube extends through the first opening of the base of the strain relief component and through the second opening of the support arch of the strain relief component;
• and
• a connector mounted to the proximal end of the tube for fluidically for connecting the pacifier to the gas analyzer;
• disposing the distal end of the pacifier in the mouth of the patient;
• and
• passing fluid from the mouth of the patient through the opening formed in the pacifier, through the tube to the gas analyzer.