CMAJ• April 22, 2008• 178 (9) 1172 ates7 analyzed data for patients with severe head injury
who were taken to 13 different trauma centres in Los Angeles County, California, and …

Objective This study aimed to assess the impact of establishing a pre-hospital definitive
airway on mortality and morbidity compared with no prehospital airway in cases of severe …

Introduction Airway compromise is the second leading cause of preventable death on the
battlefield among US military casualties. Airway management is an important component of …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of paramedic-administered
neuromuscular blocking agents as part of a rapid-sequence intubation (RSI) protocol on …

Controversy exists regarding the efficacy of prehospital assisted ventilation by endotracheal
intubation (ETI) versus bag-valve-mask (BVM) in serious pediatric head injury. The National …

Background Prehospital intubation and airway control is routinely performed by paramedics
in critically injured patients. Despite the advantages provided by this procedure, numerous …

Objective Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability among
trauma patients. The final outcome of TBI results from a complex interaction between primary …

Background: Although early intubation to prevent the mortality that accompanies hypoxia is
considered the standard of care for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), the efficacy of this …

IntroductionPrehospital endotracheal intubation (ETI) following traumatic brain injury in
urban settings is controversial. Studies investigating admission arterial blood gas (ABG) …

Objectives Prehospital airway management for adult trauma patients remains controversial.
We sought to review the frequency that paramedic non-drug assisted intubation or attempted …