Successful use of the I-gel supraglottic airway as a conduit for blind pre-hospital intubation during resuscitation

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1358-1359

  Tiesmeier, J ^a   Emmerich, M ^a  

^a Hospital Bad Oeynhausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICE;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 80052961585     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.07.004     Document Type: Letter

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