How well equipped are ENT wards for airway emergencies?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-160

  Banga, Rupan ^a   Thirlwall, Andrea ^a   Corbridge, Rogan ^a,b  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway management; Emergency; Surgical airway

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE;

AIRWAY; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TELEPHONE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 33644936199     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X95066     Document Type: Article

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