Cricothyrotomy in air medical transport

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1543-1547

  McIntosh, Scott E ^a,b   Swanson, Eric R ^a   Barton, Erik D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air medical transport; Airway; Cricothyrotomy

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FACE INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NECK INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOMITING; CRICOID; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; TRACHEOSTOMY;

AIR AMBULANCES; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CRICOID CARTILAGE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67650333040     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181271b60     Document Type: Article

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