What is the fastest respirations you've ever taken in an adult?

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The fastest I have ever taken in an elderly resident was 80 breaths per minute. What about you?

Had a patient yesterday at 128 bpm after a syncope and collapse episode.

Critical care unit was called, possible stroke d/t slurred speech and confusion.

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Specializes in Adult and pediatric emergency and critical care.

I've had a couple of older adults in the 70s, they were all in respiratory failure and all got tubed rather quickly.

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Don't know, never bothered to count past 40. Why bother counting any more?

Call a code, RRT, respiratory, the intern... anybody!

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