Comparison of intubation devices in level C personal protective equipment: A cadaveric study

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 922-925

  Scott Taylor, R ^a   Pitzer, Matthew ^a   Goldman, Grayson ^a   Czysz, Augusta ^a   Simunich, Thomas ^a   Ashurst, John ^a  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine at Duke Lifepoint Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster medicine; Intubation; Personal protective equipment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL TUBE; TIME TO TREATMENT; TRAINING; DEVICES; EDUCATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

CADAVER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 85032175846     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.10.047     Document Type: Article

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