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Airway Management Success and Hypoxemia Rates in Air and Ground Critical Care Transport: a Prospective Multicenter Study

Stephen Thomas From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.Correspondence[email protected]
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Tom Judge From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Mark J. Lowell From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Russell D. MacDonald From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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John Madden From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Kimberly Pickett From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Howard A. Werman From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Melissa L. Shear From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Pina Patel From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Greg Starr From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Michael Chesney From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Robert Domeier From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Pam Frantz From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Deb Funk From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Robert D. Greenberg From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (ST, GS), Tulsa, Oklahoma; LifeFlight of Maine (TJ), Bangor, Maine; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan (MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Orange Transport Medicine (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (RDMacD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; LifeNet and Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System (JM), Wilmington, Delaware; Sunstar Critical Care Transport (KP), Largo, Florida; the Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University (HAW), Columbus, Ohio; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MLS, PP), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Survival Flight (MC), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority (RD), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Flight for Life Colorado (PF), Denver, Colorado; City of San Diego EMS (DF), San Diego, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Hospital and Clinic (RDG), Temple, Texas. Revision received February 18, 2010; accepted for publication February 26, 2010.
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Pages 283-291 | Received 23 Jul 2009, Published online: 27 May 2010

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