Airway management in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS): a retrospective observational study of 365 out-of-hospital intubations

Airway management in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS): a retrospective observational study of 365 out-of-hospital intubations

Abstract Background Airway management is a key skill in any helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS). Intubation is successful less often than in the hospital, and alternative forms of airway management are more often needed. Methods Retrospective observational cohort study in an anaesthesiologis...

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Main Authors: Urs Pietsch, Raphael Müllner, Lorenz Theiler, Volker Wenzel, Lorenz Meuli, Jürgen Knapp, Stephen J. M. Sollid, Roland Albrecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
HEMS
Airway management
Difficult intubation
Out-of-hospital intubation
Difficult airway management
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00579-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00579-8

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