title: Use of the laryngeal tube for out-of-hospital resuscitation.
abstract: Every physician involved in emergency medicine should be familiar with alternative techniques for managing the difficult airway. We report a case of a patient who was successfully ventilated and oxygenated with a laryngeal tube, when tracheal intubation failed. Ventilation was possible even during continuous chest compressions. Airway equipment, including one supraglottic alternative for patients of all ages and a set for cricothyroidotomy, for those experienced in its use, should be available on every ambulance equipped for advanced life support.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. harald.genzwuerker@anaes.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Genzwuerker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhonau
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ellinger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D007830:Larynx; D008297:Male