Emergency cricothyrotomy in confined space airway emergencies: A comparison

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-261

  Givens, Gregory C ^a   Shelton, Stephen L ^a   Brown, Eric A ^a  

^a Palmetto Health Richland   (United States)

Author keywords

airway; confined space; cricothyrotomy; disaster; Melker ; prehospital; Quicktrach

Indexed keywords

AIR AND AIR RELATED PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MANIKIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CONFINED SPACES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MANIKINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880016759     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X11006352     Document Type: Article

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