Prehospital rapid sequence intubation for head trauma: Conditions for a successful program

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 997-1001

  Fakhry, Samir M ^a   Scanlon, James M ^a,b   Robinson, Linda ^a   Askari, Reza ^a,b   Watenpaugh, Rolland L ^c   Fata, Paola ^a   Hauda, William E ^c   Trask, Arthur ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Fairfax County Police Helicopter Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Head trauma; Prehospital intubation; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GAS ANALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR AMBULANCES; BRAIN INJURIES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OXYGEN; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646887966     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000217285.94057.5e     Document Type: Article

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