The use of etomidate for prehospital rapid-sequence intubation

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 380-383

  Deitch, Sean ^a,b   Davis, Daniel P ^a,b   Schatteman, Jeff ^b   Chan, Theodore C ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^a,b  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b San Diego Composites Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Etomidate; Hypotension; Rapid sequence intubation

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037823248     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120390936617     Document Type: Article

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