Prehospital Intubation Might Worsen Outcomes in Adults with Cardiac Arrest Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP Disclosures Journal Watch. 2011;31 (2) 0 ...

Source Bozeman WP et al. A comparison of rapid-sequence intubation and etomidate-only intubation in the prehospital air medical setting. Prehosp Emerg Care 2006 Jan/Mar; 10:8-13.

Key points • The Ontario Prehospital Advanced Life Support (OPALS) project is a comprehensive investigation into prehospital resuscitation in different patient populations. • In this latest OPALS ...

Only prehospital ROSC suggested an advantage to standard endotracheal intubation (10.6% vs 6.4%; OR 1.04, 95% CI 1.02-1.07), according to Wen-Chu Chiang, MD, PhD, of National Taiwan University ...

Prehospital intubation and SARS Robert J. Burgess, P. Richard Verbeek and Brian Schwartz CMAJ January 06, 2004 170 (1) 20; Article Responses Metrics PDF ...

Even in parts of the United States, where it is standard practice for paramedics and nurses to use drugs to facilitate prehospital intubation, failed intubation rates can be high, say the authors.

Prehospital Ketamine Administration for Excited Delirium with Illicit Substance Co-Ingestion and Subsequent Intubation in the Emergency Department. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2021; 1 DOI ...

EMS ketamine use on agitated patients on cocaine increases intubation 5.75-fold Study examines powerful sedative used for ‘excited delirium’ and effects of illicit substances on ensuing ...

Journal reference: Solano, J.J., et al. (2021) Prehospital Ketamine Administration for Excited Delirium with Illicit Substance Co-Ingestion and Subsequent Intubation in the Emergency Department.

Infectious Disease > COVID-19 New Guidelines on CPR When COVID-19 Is Known or Suspected — Avoiding infection during aerosol-generating procedures by Nicole Lou, Staff Writer, MedPage Today March ...