Air medical journal
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Air medical journal · May 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyIntubation Performance of Advanced Airway Devices in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Setting.
This study attempts to determine if newer indirect laryngoscopes or intubating devices are superior to a standard laryngoscope for intubation success among helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) personnel. ⋯ Using HEMS providers, the Airtraq laryngoscope and the S.A.L.T. device showed the fastest and highest intubation success on the first attempt in difficult simulated HEMS airway scenarios.
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Air medical journal · Mar 2016
Multicenter StudyPediatric Specialty Transport Teams Are Not Associated With Decreased 48-Hour Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Mortality: A Propensity Analysis of the VPS, LLC Database.
The purpose of this study was to determine if pediatric specialty pediatric team (SPT) interfacility-transported children from community emergency departments to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) have improved 48-hour mortality. ⋯ No significant difference in adjusted 48-hour PICU mortality for children transported by transport team type was discovered.