Abstract
There are few data available regarding the emergency department practice of using recently dead patients (RDP) for practice and training in endotracheal intubation (ETI/RDP). We investigated several aspects of practice by means of a survey sent to all 5,397 emergency departments in the country. Of the 992 (18.3%) responses, 537 (54.1%) did practice ETI/RDP; 455 (45.8%) did not (P
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 515-518 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- endotracheal intubation
- ethics
- paramedic instruction
- recently deceased
- skill acquisition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine