Success Rates of Pediatric Intubation by a Non-Physician-Staffed Critical Care Transport Service

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-107

  Harrison, Timothy H ^a   Thomas, Stephen H ^a,b   Wedel, Suzanne K ^a,c  

^a Boston MedFlight Critical Care T   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotracheal intubation; Neuromuscular blockade; Prehospital airway management

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRWAY; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NURSE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 1242293807     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000113879.10140.7f     Document Type: Article

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