Out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation of trauma patients: Straight back and forward to the gold standard!

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-76

  Bernhard, Michael ^a   Böttiger, Bernd W ^b  

^a KLINIKUM FULDA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GOLD STANDARD; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVENTILATION; INJURY; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; RATING SCALE; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79951487477     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328342325a     Document Type: Editorial

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