Comparison of times to intubate a simulated trauma patient in two positions

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 252-257

  Pinchalk, Mark ^a   Roth, Ronald N ^a,b   Paris, Paul M ^b   Hostler, David ^b  

^a Pittsburgh Bur of EMS Train Div   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevated; Endotracheal intubation; Manikin; Supine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LARYNGOSCOPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION; SUPINE POSITION; TECHNIQUE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037385743     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120390936897     Document Type: Article

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