Prehospital intubation in cardiac arrest: The debate continues

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-368

  Thomas, Matthew J C ^a,b   Benger, Jonathan ^c,d  

^a University Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^b Emergency Air Operations Base   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIA; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GOLD STANDARD; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LARYNGEAL MASK; MEDICAL ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; VENTILATOR;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 79952593626     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.02.001     Document Type: Editorial

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