The safe sedation of children for procedures requires a systematic approach that includes
the following: no administration of sedating medication without the safety net of …

Background Pre-hospital basic airway interventions can be ineffective at providing adequate
oxygenation and ventilation in some severely ill or injured patients, and advanced airway …

The safe sedation of children for procedures requires a systematic approach that includes
the following: no administration of sedating medication without the safety net of …

Abstract Purpose Since the last Canadian Airway Focus Group (CAFG) guidelines were
published in 2013, the literature on airway management has expanded substantially. The …

Pre‐hospital emergency anaesthesia with oral tracheal intubation is the technique of choice
for trauma patients who cannot maintain their airway or achieve adequate ventilation. It …

BACKGROUND Airway management in the emergency room can be challenging when
patients suffer from life-threatening conditions. Mental stress, ignorance of the patient's …

METHODS By using the key words “multiple intubation attempts,”“first-pass
success,”“intubation,”“learning curve,” we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed to …

Background Front-of-neck access (FONA) is an emergency procedure used as a last resort
to achieve a patent airway in the prehospital environment. In this systematic review with …

The study by Howes and co-workers in a recent issue of the British Journal of Anaesthesia 1
gives us the opportunity to put the 'Cannot Intubate Cannot Ventilate'(CICV) situation and the …

Objectives The use of video laryngoscopy (VL) for intubation has gained recent popularity. In
the prehospital setting, it is unclear if VL increases intubation success rates compared to …