Comparison of three airway management techniques in a simulated tactical setting

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 510-514

  Larsen, Matthew J ^a   Guyette, Francis Xavier ^a,b   Suyama, Joe ^a  

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

^b Medical Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Combat medicine; Simulation; Tactical environment; TEMS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; POLICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MANIKINS; POLICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956380955     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2010.493985     Document Type: Article

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