Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: To Intubate or Not to Intubate

Authors

  • Chien-Chang Lee Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University,Taipei 106,Taiwan
  • Jon Wolfshohl Department of Emergency Medicine, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth,Texas, USA
  • Eric H Chou Department of Emergency Medicine, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth,Texas, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/EMOJ-4-e005

Abstract

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a “tug of war” between life and death. The most suspenseful and technically difficult task in the resuscitation process is often endotracheal intubation. However, the benefits of endotracheal intubation during CPR have been seriously challenged in recent literature.

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2018-08-20

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Chien-Chang Lee, Jon Wolfshohl, & Eric H Chou. (2018). Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: To Intubate or Not to Intubate. Emergency Medicine, 4(1), e1-e3. https://doi.org/10.17140/EMOJ-4-e005

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018): Volume 4 Issue 1 2018

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