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 (CO2) is a colorless, odorless, faintly acidic-tasting, and nonflammable gas at room temperature. Solid carbon dioxide, also known by the trade name Dry Ice, sublimes (converts directly from a solid to a gas) at -78 Â°C (-109V) or above. Carbon dioxide is a molecular solid with a molecular formula CO2. The linear molecule consists of a carbon atom that is doubly bonded to two oxygen atoms, O=C=O. IMPORTANT: Although both gases are common products of combustion, DO NOT confuse non-toxic carbon dioxide with poisonous, deadly carbon monoxide.