emergency physicians/paramedics/EMS personnel
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Prospective observational study: interview with emergency physicians and paramedics/EMS personnel after administering prehospital airway protection measures during the period of observation
Sponsors
Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus(Prof. Dr. med. habil. Peter Spieth)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: One of the following prehospital airway protection measures has been administered: endotracheal intubation, supraglottic airway device, bag-mask-ventilation, cricothyrotomy Patient was transported to the hospital after administering airway protection measures The emergency physician/paramedic administering airway protection measures is a part of a rescue unit of the Rettungszweckverband Südwestsachsen (Emergency Services Association of Southwest Saxony)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient was not transported to the hospital after administering airway protection measures (death of the patient on scene)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Aim of this study: providing a review of current trends in airway protection in the Rettungszweckverband Südwestsachsen and answering the following questions: - How often and in which manner is prehospital airway protection being trained? - What significance does the use of a video laryngoscope have in prehospital airway protection? - What significance do muscle relaxants have when being confronted with a prehospital cannot ventilate – cannot intubate situation in a patient/when having difficulties with mask ventilation in a patient? - What significance do supraglottic airway devices have for prehospital airway protection? - What are common characteristics of airway protection in the Emergency Services Association of Southwest Saxony. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Collection of data: interviews by phone (questionnaire prepared in advance) with emergency physicians and EMS personnel after administering prehospital airway protection measures. Topics: - Personal medical background and experience - Airway protection measures in an EMS call If one person has to administer airway protection measures in a prehospital setting more than once during the period of observation, that person will be interviewed after every eligible EMS call. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMadeline Schubert
Heinrich-Braun-Klinikum, Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin
Outcome results
None listed