Pre-hospital Anaesthesia

BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia by Oxford University Press

Jul 24, 201435:13Science & Medicine

Emergency airway management in trauma patients is a complex and somewhat contentious issue, with opinions varying on both the timing and delivery of interventions. London's Air Ambulance is a service specialising in the...

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