The inadequacies of contemporary oropharyngeal suction

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 611-613

  Vandenberg, James Toby ^a,b   Vinson, David R ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Aspiration pneumonia; Oropharyngeal suction; Vomitus; Yankauer

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUCTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0032837128     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90210-3     Document Type: Article

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