Efforts at intubation: Cervical injury in an emergency circumstance?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-352

  Liang, Bryan A ^a   Cheng, Mary Ann ^b   Tempelhoff, René ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALPRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032838726     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(99)00050-1     Document Type: Article

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