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Intubation during a medevac flight: safety and effect on total prehospital time in the helicopter emergency medical service system

INTRODUCTION: The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) commonly intubates patients who require advanced airway support prior to takeoff. In-flight intubation (IFI) is avoided because it is considered difficult due to limited space, difficulty communicating, and vibration in flight. However, I...

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Autores principales: Maeyama, Hiroki, Naito, Hiromichi, Guyette, Francis X., Yorifuji, Takashi, Banshotani, Yuki, Matsui, Daisaku, Yumoto, Tetsuya, Nakao, Atsunori, Kobayashi, Makoto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7487559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32894186
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-020-00784-z