Transport considerations for the critically ill child

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-80

  Pristas, Lisa R ^b   Rausch, Tim ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

fixed wing; helicopter; intubation; paralytic; pediatric transport; sedation

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM BESILATE; ATROPINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; KETAMINE; METHOHEXITAL; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SEDATION;

EID: 0030941723     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-199705000-00008     Document Type: Article

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