Optimizing emergent surgical cricothyrotomy for use in austere environments

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-66

  Hessert, M Josephine ^a   Bennett, Brad L ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

airway; austere environment; battlefield; cricothyroidotomy; cricothyrotomy; prehospital

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CRICOID; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CRICOID CARTILAGE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874113862     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.07.003     Document Type: Review

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