Feasibility of laryngeal mask airway use by prehospital personnel in simulated pediatric respiratory arrest

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-249

  Guyette, Francis X ^a   Roth, Kimberly R ^b   LaCovey, David C ^b   Rittenberger, Jon C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Emergency medical services (EMS); Laryngeal mask airway; Respiratory arrest; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MANIKINS; PENNSYLVANIA; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 34047112892     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120701205273     Document Type: Article

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