Prehospital endotracheal intubation: the controversy continues. (Conference Proceedings)

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1142-1147

  Strote, Jared ^a   Roth, Ronald ^b   Cone, David C ^c   Wang, Henry E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ARTICLE; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

EID: 70449516475     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.08.011     Document Type: Note

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