Prehospital cricothyrotomies in a helicopter emergency medical service: analysis of 19,382 dispatches

Prehospital cricothyrotomies in a helicopter emergency medical service: analysis of 19,382 dispatches

Abstract Background Creating a patent airway by cricothyrotomy is the ultimate maneuver to allow oxygenation (and ventilation) of the patient. Given the rarity of airway management catastrophes necessitating cricothyrotomy, sufficiently sized prospective randomized trials are difficult to perform. O...

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Main Authors: Patrick Schober, Tessa Biesheuvel, Marcel A. de Leeuw, Stephan A. Loer, Lothar A. Schwarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Cricothyrotomy
Coniotomy
Emergency
Airway
Surgical
Prehospital
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-019-0230-9

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