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Emerg Med J 2009;26:4 doi:10.1136/emj.2009.075416d
  • What's New in Emergency Pre-hospital Care Research? 2008 Conference organised by 999 EMS Research Forum in collaboration with University of Sheffield and the National Ambulance Research Steering Group
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The effectiveness of supraglottic airway devices in pre hospital basic life support airway management

  1. M Dixon,
  2. N Carmody,
  3. C O’Donnell
  1. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

      Introduction

      Basic life support (BLS) providers resuscitate in ambulances using oropharyngeal (OP) airways and bag valve mask (BVM) ventilation. This study is designed to evaluate whether mobile BVM ventilation is effective, whether supraglottic airway devices aid improved ventilation and if so, which supraglottic device is most suitable for patient ventilation while mobile.

      Methods

      Nineteen BLS certified paramedics were trained …

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