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A two year review of laryngeal mask use by the Warwickshire ambulance service
  1. K Pattinson1,
  2. I Todd2,
  3. J Thomas3,
  4. M Wyse4
  1. 1Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, The University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
  2. 2Centre for Primary Health Care Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, UK
  3. 3Warwickshire Ambulance Service, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK
  4. 4Warwickshire Ambulance Service, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire and University Hospitals NHS Trust Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, West Midlands, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr K Pattinson
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https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2003.013532

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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 …

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    Footnotes

    • This work was presented in part at the Basics conference, November 2003

    • Funding: none declared.

    • Competing interests: none declared.