Teaching airway management to novices: A simulator manikin study comparing the 'sniffing position' and 'win with the chin' analogies

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 496-500

  Brindley, P G ^a   Simmonds, M R ^a   Needham, C J ^a   Simmonds, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Health and Wellness   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway, management; Education, medical; Intubation, tracheal; Laryngoscopy; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NECK; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR; SNIFFING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING;

EID: 77949347612     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq020     Document Type: Article

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