Prehospital use of the intubating laryngeal mask airway in patients with severe polytrauma: a case series.
A case series of five patients is described demonstrating the utility of the intubating laryngeal mask airway in the prehospital setting, both as a primary airway rescue device and as a bridge to tracheal intubation. All patients were hypoxaemic, had sustained severe polytrauma and were trapped in their vehicles following road traffic collisions. A probability of survival study showed better-than-predicted outcomes for the group as a whole.
Mason
Andrew M
AM
Suffolk Accident Rescue Service, Turret House, 2 Turret Lane, Ipswich IP4 1DL, UK.