TY - JOUR 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 SP - 881 LP - 894 DO - 10.4187/respcare.02851 VL - 59 IS - 6 AU - Maggie W Mechlin AU - William E Hurford Y1 - 2014/06/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/59/6/881.abstract N2 - 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 ER -