A stab in the dark! Are you ready to perform needle cricothyroidotomy?

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 659-662

  Davies, Phil ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; TRACHEOTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDLES; THYROID CARTILAGE;

EID: 0032729942     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00154-0     Document Type: Article

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