The effective application of cricoid pressure

Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages

  Hein, Cindy ^a   Owen, Harry ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cricoid; Cricoid pressure; Sellick's manoeuvre

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRICOID; FIRST AID; HUMAN; MASK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22744452460     PISSN: 14474999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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