Evaluation of advanced airway management in absolutely inexperienced hands: A randomized manikin trial

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 310-314

  Goliasch, Georg ^a,c   Ruetzler, Anita ^b   Fischer, Henrik ^a   Frass, Michael ^a   Sessler, Daniel I ^d   Ruetzler, Kurt ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Hospital SMZ Ost   (Austria)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Laypersons; Manikins; Supraglottic airway devices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; DEVICES; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; SIMULATOR; SKILL RETENTION; SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICE;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; AUSTRIA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MANIKINS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883560716     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328358455e     Document Type: Article

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