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Review
. 1996 Jul;28(1):55-74.
doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(96)70140-3.

Rapid-sequence intubation of the pediatric patient. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians

M J Gerardi  1 , A D Sacchetti, R M Cantor, J P Santamaria, M Gausche, W Lucid, G L Foltin
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Rapid-sequence intubation of the pediatric patient. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians

M J Gerardi et al. Ann Emerg Med. 1996 Jul.

Abstract

Airway compromise is the most common cause of death and severe morbidity in acutely ill and injured children. Rapid-sequence intubation (RSI) is a technique for emergency airway control designed to maximize successful endotracheal intubation while minimizing the adverse physiologic effects of this procedure. RSI requires familiarity with patient evaluation, airway-management techniques, sedation agents, neuromuscular blocking agents, additional adjunctive agents, and postintubation management techniques. Emergency physicians should use RSI techniques in the endotracheal intubation of critically ill children.

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