In-hospital airway management training for non-anesthesiologist EMS physicians: a descriptive quality control study

In-hospital airway management training for non-anesthesiologist EMS physicians: a descriptive quality control study

Abstract Background Pre-hospital airway management is a major challenge for emergency medical service (EMS) personnel. Despite convincing evidence that the rescuer’s qualifications determine efficacy of tracheal intubation, in-hospital airway management training is not mandatory in Austria, and ofte...

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Main Authors: Helmut Trimmel, Christoph Beywinkler, Sonja Hornung, Janett Kreutziger, Wolfgang G. Voelckel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Airway management
Training
Emergency physician
Emergency anesthesia
Tracheal intubation
Difficult airway algorithm
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0386-9

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