Location of airway management in air medical transport

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 438-442

  McIntosh, Scott E ^a   Swanson, Eric R ^a   McKeone, Anna ^a   Barton, Erik D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Air medical transport; Airway management; Flight crews; Helicopter; Intubation; Prehospital transport

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AIRPLANE CREW; AIRWAY; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW;

AIR AMBULANCES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 54049151575     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802301518     Document Type: Article

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