The success of battlefield surgical airway insertion in severely injured military patients: A UK perspective

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 460-464

  Kyle, Tony ^a,b   Le Clerc, S ^a,b   Thomas, A ^a   Greaves, I ^a,b   Whittaker, V ^c   Smith, J E ^a,d  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LARYNX MUSCLE; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84999046755     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2016-000637     Document Type: Article

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