RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <span hwp:id="article-title-1" class="article-title">Emergency Tracheal Intubation: Techniques and Outcomes</span><span hwp:id="article-title-66" class="sub-article-title">Discussion</span>
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 881
OP 894
DO 10.4187/respcare.02851
VO 59
IS 6
A1 Mechlin, Maggie W
A1 Hurford, William E
YR 2014
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/59/6/881.abstract
AB Performing emergency endotracheal intubation necessarily means doing so under less than ideal conditions. Rates of first-time success will be lower than endotracheal intubation performed under controlled conditions in the operating room. Some factors associated with improved success are predictable and can be modified to improve outcome. Factors to be discussed include the initial decision to perform endotracheal intubation in out-of-hospital settings, qualifications and training of providers performing intubation, the technique selected for advanced airway management, and the use of sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents. Discussion