Background Emergency tracheal intubation during major trauma resuscitation may be associated with unrecognised endobronchial intubation. The risk factors and outcomes associated with this issue have ...

Rapid-Sequence Intubation Better Than Etomidate Alone for Prehospital Intubation. ... Three patients in the etomidate-only group required additional etomidate, and 12 proceeded to RSI.

Introduction. In the management of trauma patients, vital signs have traditionally been used to assess severity, guide management and review treatment response.1 Successful resuscitation of the trauma ...

In parallel, pioneering work on a remote robot-assisted intubation system has demonstrated promising feasibility for improving pre-hospital intubation success, offering a glimpse into future ...

Objectives To investigate the knowledge of stroke and the attitudes towards stroke and prehospital delay among patients who had an acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) and their family members. Design This ...

Appropriate management of the patient's airway is regarded as a fundamental and essential component of CPR.5, 6. Historically, intubation with a tracheal tube was viewed as the best form of ...

After intubation, there was a higher prevalence of propofol and benzodiazepine use, as well as higher doses of propofol infusion in the ICU, whereas a higher prevalence of ketamine was observed in the ...

Background and Purpose— The Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) is recommended for emergency medical services use in identifying patients with stroke. Data evaluating its performance in the ...

Patients were randomised 1:1 to receive either NHF apnoeic oxygenation or standard care. Primary outcomes were the rate of hypoxaemic events (defined as oxygen saturation ≤90%) and successful ...

One large clinical trial of TBI found that in patients with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score <9, survival was lower in the advanced life support than basic life support stage. 49 In patients with TBI, ...