Open AccessComparison of endotracheal intubation, combitube, and laryngeal mask airway between inexperienced and experienced emergency medical staff: A manikin study
Author(s) -
Morteza Saeedi,
Houman Hajiseyedjavadi,
Javad Seyedhosseini,
Vahid Eslami,
Hojat Sheikh-Motahar-Vahedi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.147533
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , anesthesia , laryngeal mask airway , intubation , technician , emergency medical services , endotracheal intubation , airway management , emergency medicine , electrical engineering , engineering
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel manage the airway, but only a group of them are allowed to engage in Endotracheal Intubation (ETI). Our purpose was to evaluate if the use of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) or Combitube can be used by inexperienced care providers.