Is prehospital intubation of severely injured children in accordance with guidelines?
Abstract Background The current German S3 guideline for polytrauma lists five criteria for prehospital intubation: apnea, severe traumatic brain injury (GCS ≤8), severe chest trauma with respiratory failure, hypoxia, and persistent hemodynamic instability. These guideline criteria, used in adults in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00750-1 |