Although our commentary did not clearly state that our position was in the context of a SARS outbreak as intended, we continue to feel that prehospital intubation of patients with SARS-like symptoms ...

The recommendation of Richard Verbeek and associates1 that paramedics not intubate patients with SARS-like symptoms in the prehospital setting and that such patients be transported ... Part of the ...

A recent study showed possible adverse outcomes in adult cardiac arrest patients who were intubated in the field (JW Emerg Med Nov 19 2010). To assess the effect of prehospital intubation on ...

The bottom line is that intubation, per se, is not of proven benefit in patients with cardiac arrest, and that oxygenation, not intubation, is the key. Improperly performed intubation can be more ...

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Prehospital intubation occurred in 256 patients (51.1%), and 174 patients (34.7%) received a prehospital red-cell transfusion. Surgeons performed urgent operative procedures in 58.4% of patients ...

However, due to safety issues, prehospital ketamine ... factors for respiratory arrest and intubation have not been well studied. Furthermore, many patients with excited delirium are intoxicated ...

However, due to safety issues, prehospital ketamine ... factors for respiratory arrest and intubation have not been well studied. Furthermore, many patients with excited delirium are intoxicated ...

Among 1417 patients who were included in the final analysis (91.5% of whom underwent intubation that was performed by an emergency medicine resident or a critical care fellow), successful ...

A study explored if patients who received prehospital ketamine with concomitant substance intoxication have higher rates of subsequent intubation in the ER compared to those without confirmed ...