The Vortex: A universal 'high-acuity implementation tool' for emergency airway management

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 117, Issue , 2016, Pages i20-i27

  Chrimes, N ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

airway management; crew resource management, healthcare; emergencies; emergency treatment; human engineering; medical errors; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVIST; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; VORTEX; AUDIOVISUAL AID; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY; ERGONOMICS; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCIES; ERGONOMICS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 85010411142     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew175     Document Type: Review

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