Emergency airway management in critically injured patients: A survey of U.S. aero-medical transport programs

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 650-657

  James, Dorsha N ^a   Voskresensky, Igor V ^a   Jack, Meg ^a   Cotton, Bryan A ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aero medical transport; Airway; Helicopter; Neuromuscular blocker; Paralytics; Pre hospital; Sedation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; E-MAIL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; UNITED STATES;

AIR AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349146304     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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