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Table 2 Pre-hospital airway management

From: Pre-hospital severe traumatic brain injury – comparison of outcome in paramedic versus physician staffed emergency medical services

 

EMS

Ph-EMS

 
 

n

%

n

%

p-value

Airway secured

29

16

269

98

<0.001

Intubation (drug-facilitated)

19

10

263

96

 

Intubation (without medication)

6

3

0

0

 

Supraglottic device

4

2

5

2

 

Surgical airway

0

0

1

0

 

Not secured

154

84

6

2

 

Failed pre-hospital intubation attempt(s)

3

2

0

0