Comparison of intubation attempts and completion times before and after the initiation of a rapid sequence intubation protocol in an air medical transport program

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 28-33

  Pearson, Scott ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CFRN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARALYSIS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER;

EID: 0344465959     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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