Emergency scene endotracheal intubation before and after the introduction of a rapid sequence induction protocol

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 163-167

  Falcone, Robert E ^a,b   Herron, Holly ^a   Dean, Barb ^a   Werman, Howard ^a  

^a MedFlight   (United States)

^b GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air medical; Rapid sequence induction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; OHIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0030267276     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-991X(96)90024-3     Document Type: Article

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