Prehospital use in emergency patients of a laryngeal mask airway by ambulance paramedics is a safe and effective alternative for endotracheal intubation

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 750-753

  Bosch, J ^a   De Nooij, J ^b   De Visser, M ^a   Cannegieter, S C ^c   Terpstra, N J ^d   Heringhaus, C ^c   Burggraaf, J ^e  

^a Autism Clinic Research and Development Dr Leo Kannerhuis   (Netherlands)

^b Medical Management Regional Ambulance Service Hollands Midden   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Epidemiology Regional Public Health Organisation Hollands Midden ^*  (Netherlands)

^e CENTRE FOR HUMAN DRUG RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; COUGHING; DRAINAGE TUBE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NON REBREATHING VALVE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGENATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VOMITING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906935580     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-202283     Document Type: Article

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