Abstract
Control of the airway in a major trauma patient may be the most important contributor to survival. The emergency physician must be facile in emergent airway management. Timely recognition of the need to secure an airway, identification of the potentially difficult airway, and an awareness of the resources available (equipment and medications) are necessary.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Trauma |
Subtitle of host publication | A Comprehensive Emergency Medicine Approach |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 45-52 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780511975769 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780521870573 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |