A Preprocedural Checklist Improves the Safety of Emergency Department Intubation of Trauma Patients

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 989-992

  Smith, Kurt A ^a   High, Kevin ^a   Collins, Sean P ^a   Self, Wesley H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VOMITING; AGED; CHECKLIST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

AGED; CHECKLIST; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 84938749873     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12717     Document Type: Article

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