Assessment of cricoid pressure application by emergency department staff

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 376-381

  Clark, Rachel K ^a   Trethewy, Christopher E ^b  

^a GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Tamworth Base Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cricoid pressure; Emergency department; Target range

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CRICOID; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 28544434568     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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