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Emerg Med J 2002;19:2-3 doi:10.1136/emj.19.1.2
  • Review

Airway management in the emergency department

  1. M Clancy1,
  2. J Nolan2
  1. 1Accident and Emergency Department, Southampton General Hospital, UK
  2. 2Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Mr M Clancy, Accident and Emergency Department, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
  • Accepted 10 October 2001

Abstract

Airway management in the emergency department and the role of anaesthetists and emergency physicians is reviewed. The training for emergency physicians in the advanced airway skills of rapid sequence induction and tracheal intubation is discussed.

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    • Airway management in the emergency department
      • Matthew Williams,
      • Leilah Dare, Malcolm Watters
      Emerg Med J published online May 28, 2002
    • Pre-hospital airway management: not just for anaethetists
      • Keith Roberts,
      • Tony Bleetman and Nick Sherwood
      Emerg Med J published online June 7, 2002

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