A vitals monitor [10] includes an elongated probe [20] having a distal tip [28], the monitor having a distal sensor surface [24] adjacent the distal tip for sensing oral temperature of a patient and at least one proximal gas receiver [30] positioned along the probe [20] so that, when the distal tip [28] is placed under a patients tongue, exhaled gas from the nose strikes the gas receiver [30] for detecting and/or measuring at least one signal indicative of at least one ventilation parameter.
