The Effect of Etomidate on Airway Management Practices of an Air Medical Transport Service

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-190

  Werman, Howard A ^a,d   Schwegman, David ^b   Gerard, James P ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Highline Community Hospital   (United States)

^d 154 Means Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Air ambulances; Etomidate; Intubation, intratracheal; Neuromuscular depolarizing agents

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; OBSERVATION; ORAL INTUBATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16544387686     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prehos.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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