Management of surgical airway emergencies by junior ENT staff: A telephone survey

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-60

  Awad, Zaid ^a   Pothier, D D ^b  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Education; Emergency medical services; Great Britain; Otolaryngology

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33846837481     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106002738     Document Type: Review

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