Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review.
Prehospital airway management- what is the gold standard? by Dr Minh Le Cong. Peer reviewed by Dr Seth Trueger ( see end section for his helpful comments!) Whilst this may seem a surprising area to be considered controversial, the reader should try to answer a simple question first before proceeding. “What are the sentinel studies demonstrating a clear benefit in prehospital intubation and.
BackgroundPhysician-manned emergency medical teams supplement other emergency medical services in some countries. These teams are often selectively deployed to patients who are considered likely to require critical care treatment in the pre-hospital phase. The evidence base for guidelines for pre-hospital triage and immediate medical care is often poor. We used a recognised consensus.
It was concluded that airway management in pediatric patients within a prehospital context is a challenge for prehospital care providers because it entails clear physiological and anatomical differences and a low frequency of exposure to this kind of events as opposed to adults. These differences support a widely higher risk of failure of intubation, suggesting the necessity of consistently.
Physician-staffed helicopter EMS (PS-HEMS) may bring additional skills, drugs and equipment to the scene including advanced airway management beyond the scope of GEMS even in urban areas with short transport times. This study aimed to evaluate prehospital paediatric intubation performed by a PS-HEMS when dispatched to assist GEMS in a large urban area and examine how often PS-HEMS provided.
Hasegawa K, Hiraide A, Chang Y, et al. Association of prehospital advanced airway management with neurologic outcome and survival in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA. 2013;309(3.
Research Update: Pre-hospital Airway Management Dr. Calvin A. Brown, III discusses the latest published research and its impact on clinical practice. This quarter’s case focuses on airway management in the EMS environment.
Remember, the only bad airway is the one that isn’t oxygenating the patient. CONCLUSION. Assessment and planning are crucial in airway management. Providers must use every available tool to.