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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Main Authors: Teresa Maek, Ulrike Fochtmann, Anna von Loewenich, Pascal Jungbluth, Werner Zimmermann, Rolf Lefering, Sven Lendemans, Bjoern Hussmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00750-1

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