A medical ventilation monitoring system, comprising: a patient ventilation unit defining an airflow path, the unit arranged so that when the unit is applied to a patient, the airflow path is in fluid communication with the patient's airway, the patient ventilation unit comprising: an airflow sensor in the air flow path positioned to sense the presence of ventilation airflow to or from the patient; and a wireless transceiver; characterized in that the system further comprises: a portable computing device separate from the ventilation unit and arranged to communicate with the wireless transceiver, wherein the portable computing device is configured to: provide an initial treatment protocol for providing care to the patient, the initial treatment protocol being executed includes applying ventilation at an initial ventilation rate and at an initial ventilation volume; receive data regarding a current condition of the patient from the wireless transceiver and information from a remote medical system, and determine a revised treatment protocol, wherein the revised treatment protocol being executed includes applying ventilation at an updated ventilation volume different from the initial ventilation volume, or at an updated ventilation rate different from the initial ventilation rate, the revised treatment protocol being based at least in part on information from the airflow sensor and the information from the remote medical system. a patient ventilation unit defining an airflow path, the unit arranged so that when the unit is applied to a patient, the airflow path is in fluid communication with the patient's airway, the patient ventilation unit comprising: an airflow sensor in the air flow path positioned to sense the presence of ventilation airflow to or from the patient; and a wireless transceiver; an airflow sensor in the air flow path positioned to sense the presence of ventilation airflow to or from the patient; and a wireless transceiver; characterized in that the system further comprises: a portable computing device separate from the ventilation unit and arranged to communicate with the wireless transceiver, wherein the portable computing device is configured to: provide an initial treatment protocol for providing care to the patient, the initial treatment protocol being executed includes applying ventilation at an initial ventilation rate and at an initial ventilation volume; receive data regarding a current condition of the patient from the wireless transceiver and information from a remote medical system, and determine a revised treatment protocol, wherein the revised treatment protocol being executed includes applying ventilation at an updated ventilation volume different from the initial ventilation volume, or at an updated ventilation rate different from the initial ventilation rate, the revised treatment protocol being based at least in part on information from the airflow sensor and the information from the remote medical system. provide an initial treatment protocol for providing care to the patient, the initial treatment protocol being executed includes applying ventilation at an initial ventilation rate and at an initial ventilation volume; receive data regarding a current condition of the patient from the wireless transceiver and information from a remote medical system, and determine a revised treatment protocol, wherein the revised treatment protocol being executed includes applying ventilation at an updated ventilation volume different from the initial ventilation volume, or at an updated ventilation rate different from the initial ventilation rate, the revised treatment protocol being based at least in part on information from the airflow sensor and the information from the remote medical system.