Teaching anaesthetic nurses optimal force for effective cricoid pressure: A literature review

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Parry, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid aspiration syndrome; Cricoid pressure; Rapid sequence induction; Sellick manoeuvre

Indexed keywords

ACID ASPIRATION; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRICOID; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ANESTHETIST; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SYRINGE; TEACHING;

ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; BENCHMARKING; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCIES; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; NURSE'S ROLE; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYRINGES; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 67651071934     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2009.00326.x     Document Type: Review

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