Success in physician prehospital rapid sequence intubation: What is the effect of base speciality and length of anaesthetic training?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-229

  Harris, Tim ^a   Lockey, David ^b,c  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON'S AIR AMBULANCE   (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LONDON; MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952625976     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.088302     Document Type: Article

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