The Effect of Paramedic Rapid Sequence Intubation on Outcome in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

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Authors

Daniel P. Davis · UC San Diego Health System

David B. Hoyt · Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Mel Ochs · Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Dale Fortlage · Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Troy L. Holbrook · Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Lawrence Marshall · Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Peter Rosén

Abstract

Paramedic RSI protocols to facilitate intubation of head-injured patients were associated with an increase in mortality and decrease in good outcomes versus matched historical controls.

Topics & Keywords

Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency and Acute Care Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care

Volume 54, Issue 3, pp. 444-453

DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000053396.02126.cd

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