Initial ventilation through laryngeal tube instead of face mask in out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest is effective and safe

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-15

  Heuer, Jan Florian ^a   Barwing, Jürgen ^a   Eich, Christoph ^a   Quintel, Michael ^a   Crozier, Thomas A ^a   Roessler, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Airway management; Aspiration; Bag valve mask ventilation; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Laryngeal tube; Out of hospital cardiac arrest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL TUBE; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TUBE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; REGURGITATION, GASTRIC; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION;

EID: 76149121811     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32832d852a     Document Type: Article

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