Are paramedics able to confirm endotracheal tube placement using ultrasonography?

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 May;34(5):923-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.034. Epub 2016 Feb 12.

Authors

Zenon Truszewski¹, Silvia Samarin², Łukasz Czyzewski³, Togay Evrin⁴, Łukasz Szarpak⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
² Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia.
³ Department of Nephrologic Nursing, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, UFuK University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: rn.czyzewski@gmail.com.

PMID: 26947365
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.034

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Allied Health Personnel*
Clinical Competence*
Esophagus / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal / instrumentation
Intubation, Intratracheal / methods*
Trachea / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography, Interventional*