Cardiac Arrest
Conditions
Keywords
endotracheal intubation
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to compared effectiveness of intubation using ETView VivaSight SL and standard tracheal tube during resuscitation performed by a EMS-paramedics.
Interventions
DEVICEMacintosh laryngoscope
intubation with macintosh laryngoscope with conventional tube
DEVICEETView VivaSight SL
Intubation using ETView VivaSight SL
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 medical 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 the first, second and third intubation attempts and overall effectiveness of intubation by participants using four intubation devices. If the examinee failed at all attempts, the case was excluded from the time calculations. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time to intubation | 1 day | time from insertion of the blade to the first manual ventilation of the manikin´s lungs. If time of intubation is over than 60 seconds, attempt was recognized as failure. |
| Cormack-Lehan scale | 1 day | self reported Cormack-Lehan scale during intubation |
Countries
Poland
Contacts
Primary ContactAndrzej Kurowski
Outcome results
None listed