Incidence of transient hypoxia during pre-hospital rapid sequence intubation by anaesthesiologists

Incidence of transient hypoxia and pulse

Incidence of transient hypoxia and pulse rate reactivity during paramedic rapid sequence intubation

✍ James V. Dunford; Daniel P. Davis; Mel Ochs; Michael Doney; David B. Hoyt 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 187 KB

## Study objective: We determine the incidence of desaturation and pulse rate reactivity during paramedic rapid sequence intubation of patients with severe head injuries (glasgow coma scale score <or=8). ## Methods: Adult patients with severe head injuries had recording oximeter-capnometers appli