We are not surprised by the wide-ranging opinions expressed in response to our commentary.1 The 2 physicians suggest that our level of concern for paramedic protection is unwarranted. Although our ...

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 936 OHCA patients in the study had a median age of 77 years, and 60.8% were men. On subgroup analysis, it appeared that prehospital ROSC rates favored endotracheal intubation in patients with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

A study explored if patients who received prehospital ketamine with concomitant substance intoxication have higher ... EMS ketamine use on agitated patients on cocaine increases intubation 5.75 ...

Among the 1000 patients with data that were included in the interim analysis, successful intubation on the first attempt occurred in 425 of 494 patients (86.0%) in the video-laryngoscope group and ...