Role of rapid sequence induction for intubation in the prehospital setting: Helpful or harmful?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 571-577

  Davis, Bradley D ^a   Fowler, Ray ^b   Kupas, Douglas F ^a   Roppolo, Lynn P ^b,c  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING MUSCLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036891712     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200212000-00015     Document Type: Review

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