title: [Methods of airway management in prehospital emergency medicine].
abstract: In the majority of emergency situations definite airway control can be achieved by endotracheal intubation with or without preceding bag valve mask ventilation. However, both techniques can fail because of many different reasons. Therefore, alternative techniques for routine anaesthesia and emergency situations are required. In the present article difficulties that may arise using bag valve mask ventilation and endotracheal intubation are discussed and an overview of available alternatives is given.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Bereich Notfallmedizin, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg. Wolfgang_Keul@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Keul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernhard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Völkl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gust
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gries
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013396:Suction