Agonal breaths can be associated with some shaking or other muscle movement due to the struggle for oxygen. These respirations will sound like snoring, snorting, gasping, or deep breathing.

What does agonal breathing sound like?

Agonal breathing may sound like gasping, but it can also sound like snorting and labored breathing. It may even seem as though the person is moaning. The abnormal breathing may last only a few breaths or could go on for hours.

Can you have a pulse with agonal breathing?

Backgrounds: Carotid pulses are present in some patients with agonal (abnormal) breathing, who are treated as respiratory arrest. This study aimed to investigate the association of agonal breathing with survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and respira- tory arrest (OHRA).