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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ENCOUNTERED DURING OUT-OF-HOSPITAL INTUBATION ATTEMPTS

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Objectives. Emergency medical services (EMS) literature has studied paramedic performance with endotracheal intubation; however, there are few data describing environmental differences between out-of-hospital and in-hospital providers during intubation attempts. The purpose of this study was to describe the environmental factors encountered by paramedics. Methods. Setting: Midwest, urban, public utility model, all-advanced life support (ALS) ambulance service with 85,000 calls and 55,000 transports per year. Design: Prospective, observational study using a standardized data-collection tool completed on all adult cardiac arrest patients for whom intubation was attempted during the ...

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