Prehospital Rapid Sequence Intubation Improves Functional Outcome for Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Bernard, Stephen; P. Nguyen, Vina; Cameron, Peter; Masci, Kevin; Fitzgerald, Mark; James Cooper, D.; Walker, Tony; Paramed Std, B; S. Myles, Paul; Murray, Lynne; David, ; , Taylor; Smith, Karen; Patrick, Ian; Edington, John; Bacon, Andrew; V. Rosenfeld, Jeffrey; Judson, Rodney

doi:10.1097/sla.0b013e3181efc15f

Public

Prehospital Rapid Sequence Intubation Improves Functional Outcome for Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Published in Annals of Surgery • Nov 23, 2010

Authors:

Stephen Bernard

Vina P. Nguyen

Peter Cameron

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether paramedic rapid sequence intubation in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) improves neurologic outcomes at 6 months compared with intubation in the hospital. BACKGROUND: Severe TBI is associated with a high rate of mortality and long-term morbidity. Coma...

Subject

Medicine

Intubation

Traumatic brain injury

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!