Inclined position is associated with improved first pass success and laryngoscopic view in prehospital endotracheal intubations

In hospital-based studies, patients intubated by physicians while in an inclined position compared to supine position had a higher rate of first pass success and lower rate of peri-intubation complications. We evaluated the impact of patient positioning on prehospital endotracheal intubation in an EMS system with rapid sequence induction capability. We hypothesized that patients in the inclined position would have a higher first-pass success rate.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - February 25, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: David L. Murphy, Thomas D. Rea, Andrew M. McCoy, Michael R. Sayre, Carol E. Fahrenbruch, Lihua Yin, Benjamin A. Tonelli, Aaron M. Joffe, Steven H. Mitchell Source Type: research