Head-elevated laryngoscopy position: Improving laryngeal exposure during laryngoscopy by increasing head elevation

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 322-330

  Levitan, Richard M ^a,b   Mechem, C Crawford ^a   Ochroch, E Andrew ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a   Hollander, Judd E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0037370497     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.87     Document Type: Article

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