A cricoid cartilage compression device for the accurate and reproducible application of cricoid pressure

Anaesthesia

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 18-25

  Taylor, R J ^a   Smurthwaite, G ^a   Mehmood, I ^a   Kitchen, G B ^b   Baker, R D ^c  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRICOID; CRICOID PRESSURE; FORCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL DEVICE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROOT MEAN SQUARED ERROR; SIMULATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TACTILE FEEDBACK DEVICE; ANESTHESIOLOGY; EDUCATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION OF GASTRIC CONTENTS; TEACHING;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CRICOID CARTILAGE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION OF GASTRIC CONTENTS; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 84916940589     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12829     Document Type: Article

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