A suction laryngoscope facilitates intubation for physicians with occasional emergency medical service experience-A manikin study with severe simulated airway haemorrhage

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 693-695

  Mitterlechner, Thomas ^a   Maisch, Sonja ^a   Wetsch, Wolfgang A ^a   Herff, Holger ^a   Paal, Peter ^a   Stadlbauer, Karl H ^a   Strasak, Alexander M ^a   Lindner, Karl H ^a   Wenzel, Volker ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Airway; Haemorrhage; Laryngoscope; Physician; Suction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SUCTION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCIES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; MANIKINS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SUCTION;

EID: 67349093489     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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