title: Successful intubation with the Combitube in acute asthmatic respiratory distress by a Parkmedic.
abstract: The Combitube is a relatively new device used for blind insertion emergency intubation. We report a case of successful Combitube treatment of an acute respiratory arrest secondary to an acute asthma exacerbation. An advanced EMT-II (National Park Service Parkmedic) utilized this device. Our review of the literature revealed no reported cases of an advanced EMT-II, nor any other cases, using the Combitube in asthma-related respiratory failure.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Fresno-Central San Joaquin Valley, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shalit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D004630:Emergencies; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*