Review of endotracheal intubations by ottawa advanced care paramedics in Canada

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-315

  Tam, Ronald K ^a,b   Maloney, Justin ^b   Gaboury, Isabelle ^c   Verdon, Jeannette M ^b   Trickett, John ^b   Leduc, Shannon D ^d   Poirier, Pierre ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d Ottawa Paramedic Service   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endotracheal intubation; Paramedics; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CODING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKILL RETENTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAL SIGN; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69849088518     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120902935231     Document Type: Article

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