How Much and Where: Assessment of Knowledge Level of the Application of Cricoid Pressure

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 370-374

  Black, Susan J ^a   Carson, Elizabeth M ^a   Doughty, Andrea ^b  

^a Saint Anthony College of Nursing   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cricoid; Cricoid pressure; Laryngeal manipulation; Nursing knowledge; Sellick maneuver

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRICOID; EMERGENCY NURSING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESUSCITATION;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84863777236     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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