Observational study of the success rates of intubation and failed intubation airway rescue techniques in 7256 attempted intubations of trauma patients by pre-hospital physicians

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 220-225

  Lockey, D ^a,b   Crewdson, K ^a   Weaver, A ^a   Davies, G ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway management; Complications; Intubation; Pre hospital emergency care

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MANUAL EMERGENCY VENTILATOR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; COMPLICATIONS, INTUBATION; INTUBATION; PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHECKLIST; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEA; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84905656626     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu227     Document Type: Review

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