Airway management in penetrating neck trauma at a Canadian tertiary trauma centre

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-104

  Tallon, John M ^a,b   Ahmed, Jennifer M ^a,b   Sealy, Beth ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Nova Scotia Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endotracheal intubation; Neck injury; Penetrating wounds; Rapid sequence intubation; Trauma center

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNIFE CUT; MALE; NECK INJURY; OPERATING ROOM; PENETRATING TRAUMA; REGISTER; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 34047093864     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S148180350001486X     Document Type: Review

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