Air Medical Journal
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 195-197 , July 2009

The Feasibility of Daily Mannequin Practice to Improve Intubation Success

  • Jeffrey Lubin, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Jeffrey Lubin, MD, MPH, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Emergency Medicine, 11100 Euclid Ave, Bolwell 3700, Cleveland, OH 44106
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  • Robert Carter, RN, EMT-P

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 Presented as an abstract at the National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 2008, and at Emergency Cardiac Care Update, Las Vegas, NV, June 2008This study was funded by an EMS Education Research Grant from the American Heart Association and the National Emergency Medical Services Academy.

PII: S1067-991X(09)00072-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2009.03.006

Air Medical Journal
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 195-197 , July 2009

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