Positioning prior to endotracheal intubation on a television medical drama: Perhaps life mimics art

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 604-

  Brindley, P G ^a   Needham, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRAMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; POSTURE; TELEVISION;

EID: 67349286465     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.02.007     Document Type: Letter

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