Performance of endotracheal intubation and rescue techniques by emergency services personnel in an air medical service

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-49

  Germann, Carl A ^a   Baumann, Michael R ^a   Kendall, Kevin M ^b,c   Strout, Tania D ^c   McGraw, Kim ^b  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LifeFlight of Maine   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air medical transport; Emergency medical services; Endotracheal intubation; Rescue airway devices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR AMBULANCES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649114453     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802474505     Document Type: Article

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