Faster intubation with direct laryngoscopy vs handheld videoscope in uncomplicated manikin airways

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-261

  Varney, Shawn M ^a,b   Dooley, Melissa ^a,b   Bebarta, Vikhyat S ^a,b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPY; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; VIDEORECORDER; VIDEOSCOPE;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; MANIKINS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62749140744     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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