Trauma
Conditions
Keywords
intubation
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to compare time, success rates of different laryngoscope blades for intubation with an immobilized cervical spine in a standardized pediatric manikin model.
Interventions
Sponsors
International Institute of Rescue Research and Education
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* give voluntary consent to participate in the study * minimum 1 year of work experience in emergency medicine * experienced emergency medicine personnel (physicians, nurses, paramedics)
Exclusion criteria
* not meet the above criteria * wrist or low back diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Success of intubation | 1 day | effectiveness of first, second and third intubation attempts and overall effectiveness of intubation by participants |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intubation time | 1 day | time in seconds required for a successful intubation attempt |
| Cormack-Lehane grading | 1 day | self-reported percentage the vocal cord visualization using the Cormack-Lehane grading (grade 1-4) |
| Preferred ETI device | 1day | participants were asked which method of ETI they would prefer in a real-life resuscitation. |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed