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The intuitive use of laryngeal airway devices by lay responders

Authors: J Bickenbach, G Schaelte, S Beckers, M Fries, R Rossaint, R Kuhlen

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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In cardiopulmonary resuscitation, securing the airway is of paramount importance. Even if intubating the trachea can still be seen as the gold standard, it is still reserved for experts and healthcare professsionals. However, the insertion of a laryngeal airway device offers – compared with bag-valve face ventilation – the opportunity to ventilate a patient effectively. Moreover, it can also be placed easily by lay responders. …

Title: The intuitive use of laryngeal airway devices by lay responders
Authors: J Bickenbach
G Schaelte
S Beckers
M Fries
R Rossaint
R Kuhlen
Publication date: 01-02-2004
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2758

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