Penetrating injuries to the neck pose a unique challenge to clinicians due to the proximity of
multiple significant anatomical structures with little protective soft tissue coverage. Injuries to …

Background Pre-hospital endotracheal intubation (ETI) is a sophisticated procedure with a
comparatively high failure rate. Especially, ETI in confined spaces may result in higher …

Background Tracheal intubation is used for advanced airway management during cardiac
arrest, particularly when basic airway techniques cannot ensure adequate ventilation …

Objective Studies have shown a bougie improves first-attempt success rates when used in
combination with direct laryngoscopy during the initial attempt. The purpose of this study …

Introduction Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is an infrequent but key component of prehospital
and retrieval medicine. Common measures of quality of ETI are the first pass success rates …

Background Emergency tracheal intubation is routinely performed in the prehospital setting.
Airway management in the prehospital setting has substantial challenges. Objective The aim …

Background Prehospital rapid sequence intubation first pass success rates vary between
59% and 98%. Patient morbidity is associated with repeat intubation attempts …

Objective We hypothesized that video laryngoscopy (VL) would significantly increase the
first attempt and final success rates over direct laryngoscopy (DL) in helicopter emergency …

Objective Published studies of video laryngoscopes are often limited by the lack of a clear
definition of video laryngoscopy (VL). We performed a systematic review to determine how …

Background Prehospital airway management remains crucial with regard to the quality and
safety of emergency medical service (EMS) systems worldwide. In 2007, the benchmark …