A comparison of the incidence of cricothyrotomy in the deployed setting to the emergency department at a level 1 military trauma center: a descriptive analysis.

Airway management is a critical skill of emergency medicine physicians and prehospital providers. Airway compromise is the cause of 1.8% of battlefield deaths. Cricothyrotomy is a critical, lifesaving procedure. In this study, we conducted a retrospective descriptive analysis comparing the incidence...

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Publicado en:Military Medicine pp. 60 - 64
Autores principales: Schauer, Steven G, Bellamy, Michael A, Mabry, Robert L, Bebarta, Vikhyat S
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Mar2015 Supplement
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