Article Text
Letter
A two year review of laryngeal mask use by the Warwickshire ambulance service
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In 2001 the Warwickshire Ambulance Service introduced disposable laryngeal mask airways (LMA Unique, Intavent Orthofix, Maidenhead, UK) aiming to improve airway care by providing paramedics with an alternative device after failed intubation, and giving technicians an alternative to the bag-valve-mask.1 In April 2003 we analysed the computerised record database and surveyed all paramedics and technicians to investigate LMA use over the previous two years.
Patient data
We searched the database for details about patients who had a LMA inserted during their care. The individual case report forms for these patients were reviewed when available. In 70 patients LMA placement was attempted, 61 (87%) placements had been …