title: The laryngeal mask airway: prehospital and emergency department use.
abstract: The LMA now has a well-established role in airway management. There are several different types of LMAs to accommodate many different patient needs. The LMA has become one of the most important and versatile tools in the management of patients with difficult airways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D000075202:Contraindications; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends