Open AccessPrehospital versus Emergency Room Intubation of Trauma Patients in Qatar: A-2-year Observational Study
Author(s) -
Hassan AlThani,
Ayman ElMenyar,
Rifat Latifi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.125855
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , intubation , emergency department , odds ratio , injury severity score , head injury , observational study , abbreviated injury scale , multivariate analysis , anesthesia , emergency medicine , major trauma , traumatic brain injury , poison control , injury prevention , surgery , psychiatry
The impact of prehospital intubation (PHI) in improving outcome of trauma patients has not been adequately evaluated in the developing countries.