Use of the Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway in HEMS

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 182-184

  Frascone, R J ^a,b   Heegaard, William ^a,c   Pippert, Greg ^a   Dries, David ^b,c   Molinari, Paul ^c   Salzman, Josh ^b  

^a LifeLink III   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AIR AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 46049085003     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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