title: Simple skills save lives: airway management.
abstract: When a patient comes into hospital they expect to be entering a safe environment where health professionals are able to handle any and all emergencies (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), 2007). However, a recent analysis of serious patient events by the National Patient Safety Agency (2007) made for sober reading. The report identified three broad themes that have impacted on patients' safety in the hospital setting:
authors.affiliation: Clatterbridge Hospital, Merseyside.
authors.forename: Michael John
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pritchard
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014132:Trachea