It is likely more distressing to the family and loved ones to hear the death rattle than it is to the patient experiencing it. If your loved one experiences end-stage wet respirations, here are some practical things you can do to minimize or eliminate it: Try changing the patient's position.
carbon dioxide - a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis.
Carbon Dioxide. Also known as: Carbonic acid gas; Dry Ice; CO2; Diesel Exhaust Component. Chemical reference number (CAS): 124-38-9. At room temperature, carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colorless, odorless, faintly acidic-tasting, non-flammable gas. CO2 is the fourth most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere.t is removed from the body via the lungs in the exhaled air. CO2 is also produced when fossil fuels are burned. Decaying vegetation can also produce CO2. Surface soils can sometimes contain high concentrations of this gas, from decaying vegetation or chemical changes in the bedrock.