The 50 ml syringe training aid should be utilized immediately before cricoid pressure application

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 155-158

  Kopka, Andreas ^a   Robinson, David ^b  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cricoid pressure; Medical methods; Patient simulation; Sellick s manoeuvre; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOID; EDUCATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYRINGE; TEACHING;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CRICOID CARTILAGE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PRESSURE; SYRINGES; TEACHING; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 32844475862     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200508000-00002     Document Type: Article

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