Airway management

Airway management

Innovations in emergency care in the past 20 years have led to rapid changes in airway management. Most notably, rapid-sequence intubation--which employs pharmacologic agents to effect sedation and paralysis--has dramatically improved the clinician's ability to secure the airway rapidly and sup...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of nursing 2003-10, Vol.103 (10), p.32-35
1. Verfasser: Jagim, Mary
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Critical care
Medical procedures
Respiratory system
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Zusammenfassung:Innovations in emergency care in the past 20 years have led to rapid changes in airway management. Most notably, rapid-sequence intubation--which employs pharmacologic agents to effect sedation and paralysis--has dramatically improved the clinician's ability to secure the airway rapidly and support respiration.
ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488