Effect of surgical cricothyrotomy on the unstable cervical spine in a cadaver model of intubation

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-5

  Gerling, Michael C ^a   Davis, Daniel P ^a,c   Hamilton, Robert S ^a   Morris, Gabrielle F ^b   Vilke, Gary M ^a   Garfin, Steven R ^a   Hayden, Stephen R ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; Cricothyrotomy; Emergency airway management; Spinal cord trauma; Spinal injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TRACHEOTOMY;

CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRICOID CARTILAGE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINAL INJURIES; THYROID CARTILAGE; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 0035140624     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00287-0     Document Type: Article

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