Impact of an Extraglottic Device on Pediatric Airway Management in an Urban Prehospital System

Introduction: Prehospital pediatric endotracheal intubation has lower first-pass success rates compared to adult intubations and in general may not offer a survival benefit. Increasingly, emergency medical services (EMS) systems are deploying prehospital extraglottic airways (EGA) for primary pediat...

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Main Authors: Daniel G. Ostermayer, Elizabeth A. Camp, James R. Langabeer, Charles A. Brown, Juan Mondragon, David E. Persse, Manish I. Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-10-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5x47d800