Can prehospital personnel detect hypoxemia without the aid of pulse oximeters?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-44

  Brown, Lawrence H ^a   Manring, Erik A ^a,b   Kornegay, Hervy B ^a,b   Prasad, N Heramba ^a,b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Univ Medical Systems of Pitt County   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; emergency medical services; Hypoxemia; pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY;

EID: 0030039868     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90012-1     Document Type: Article

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