Prehospital and resuscitative airway care: Should the gold standard be reassessed?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 413-421

  Nolan, J D ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

DEVICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPERIENCE; FACE MASK; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SKILL; TRAINING;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0035659476     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200112000-00008     Document Type: Review

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