Unrecognized Misplacement of Endotracheal Tubes in a Mixed Urban to Rural Emergency Medical Services Setting

E. Jemmett, Michael; M. Kendal, Kevin; W. Fourre, Mark; H. Burton, John

doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb00652.x

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Unrecognized Misplacement of Endotracheal Tubes in a Mixed Urban to Rural Emergency Medical Services Setting

Published in Academic Emergency Medicine • Sep 1, 2003

Authors:

Michael E. Jemmett

Kevin M. Kendal

Mark W. Fourre

Abstract

Objective: To determine the rate of unrecognized endotracheal tube misplacement when performed by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in a mixed urban and rural setting. Methods: The authors conducted a prospective, observational analysis of out-of-hospital endotracheal intubations (EIs) perf...

Subject

Medicine

Observational study

Emergency medicine

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