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Research Article

Can Emergency Medical Services Personnel Effectively Place and Use the Supraglottic Airway Laryngopharyngeal Tube (SALT) Airway?

Bryan E. Bledsoe From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine (BEB, DES, RL), Las Vegas, Nevada; University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (WF), Las Vegas Nevada; MedicWest Ambulance (LJ), Las Vegas, Nevada; and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (GR), Las Vegas, Nevada. Revision received December 30, 2010; accepted for publication January 15, 2011.Correspondence[email protected]
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David E. Slattery From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine (BEB, DES, RL), Las Vegas, Nevada; University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (WF), Las Vegas Nevada; MedicWest Ambulance (LJ), Las Vegas, Nevada; and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (GR), Las Vegas, Nevada. Revision received December 30, 2010; accepted for publication January 15, 2011.
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Russell Lauver From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine (BEB, DES, RL), Las Vegas, Nevada; University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (WF), Las Vegas Nevada; MedicWest Ambulance (LJ), Las Vegas, Nevada; and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (GR), Las Vegas, Nevada. Revision received December 30, 2010; accepted for publication January 15, 2011.
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Wesley Forred From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine (BEB, DES, RL), Las Vegas, Nevada; University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (WF), Las Vegas Nevada; MedicWest Ambulance (LJ), Las Vegas, Nevada; and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (GR), Las Vegas, Nevada. Revision received December 30, 2010; accepted for publication January 15, 2011.
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Larry Johnson From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine (BEB, DES, RL), Las Vegas, Nevada; University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (WF), Las Vegas Nevada; MedicWest Ambulance (LJ), Las Vegas, Nevada; and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (GR), Las Vegas, Nevada. Revision received December 30, 2010; accepted for publication January 15, 2011.
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Gino Rigo From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine (BEB, DES, RL), Las Vegas, Nevada; University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (WF), Las Vegas Nevada; MedicWest Ambulance (LJ), Las Vegas, Nevada; and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (GR), Las Vegas, Nevada. Revision received December 30, 2010; accepted for publication January 15, 2011.
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Pages 359-365 | Published online: 26 Apr 2011

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