Success rates of pre-hospital difficult airway management: a quality control study evaluating an in-hospital training program

Success rates of pre-hospital difficult airway management: a quality control study evaluating an in-hospital training program

Abstract Background Competence in emergency airway management is key in order to improve patient safety and outcome. The scope of compulsory training for emergency physicians or paramedics is quite limited, especially in Austria. The purpose of this study was to review the difficult airway managemen...

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Main Authors: Helmut Trimmel, Christoph Beywinkler, Sonja Hornung, Janett Kreutziger, Wolfgang G. Voelckel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Airway management
Prehospital care
Emergency physician
Austria
Difficult airway algorithm
Tracheal intubation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-018-0178-7

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