Use of an intubating laryngeal mask airway on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in a developing emergency medical service system

Use of an intubating laryngeal mask airway on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in a developing emergency medical service system

An intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA) is an alternative device for airway control, capable of providing effective ventilation in various situations. The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of the ILMA and bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation devices on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OH...

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Main Authors: Li-chien Chien, Hsiang-chin Hsu, Chih-hao Lin, Ching-fa Cheng, Yung-chuang Tung, Hsien-cheng Hung, Yu-ching Yeh, Ming-che Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
airway management
intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA)
prehospital
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612000083

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