The availability of alternative devices for the management of the difficult airway in public emergency centres in the Western Cape
The failed or difficult airway is a rare, but life-threatening situation. Alternative airway devices to direct laryngoscopy are essential aids to manage these scenarios successfully. The aim of this study was to determine which alternative airway devices are currently available in public emergency c...
Main Authors: | Willem J.L. Jooste, Daniël J. van Hoving |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-03-01
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Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X14001372 |
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