title: Pre-hospital anaesthesia.
abstract: This review presents the history of pre-hospital anaesthesia, it's evidence base, required training and examines current arguments focusing on best practice such as who should undertake the procedure and how identifying appropriate patients, utilizing new techniques and drugs may benefit the Pre-hospital practitioner in optimum delivery of this important procedure.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Rotation.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Dawes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mellor
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*