Preventable morbidity and mortality from prehospital paralytic assisted intubation: Can we expect outcomes comparable to hospital-based practice?

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 472-475

  Mizelle, H Leland ^a   Rothrock, Steven G ^a   Silvestri, Salvatore ^a   Pagane, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARALYSIS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0036791752     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120290938184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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