Pre-hospital anaesthesia: The same but different

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 211-219

  Lockey, D J ^a,b   Crewdson, K ^b   Lossius, H M ^c,d  

^a NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Airway; Anaesthesia; Emergency care; Management; Pre hospital

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE;

ANESTHESIA; BRAIN INJURY; CRICOID; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OXYGENATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW;

ANAESTHESIA; EMERGENCY CARE, PRE-HOSPITAL; MANAGEMENT, AIRWAY;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; CRICOID CARTILAGE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84905641590     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu205     Document Type: Review

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