The Pentax-AWS video laryngoscope for emergency airway management

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1227-1228

  Corso, Ruggero M ^a   Piraccini, Emanuele ^a   Terzitta, Marina ^a   Vargas, Juana L Chanis ^a   Gaetani, Stefano ^a   Rotondo, Carmen ^a   Agnoletti, Vanni ^a   Gambale, Giorgio ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNGOSCOPE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855164605     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.05.023     Document Type: Letter

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