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Comparing Intubation Success Between Flight Nurses and Flight Paramedics in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services.
Air Medical Journal 2023
OBJECTIVE: Intubation is a vital skill performed by flight nurses and paramedics. Before flight training, nurses do not routinely intubate and must be trained in proper techniques. Flight paramedics universally train in intubation before flight training and are the primary managers of in-flight airways. The aim of this study was to determine if a difference exists in intubation attempts and success rates between flight nurses and flight paramedics.
METHODS: A 5-year retrospective chart review was performed from a regional helicopter emergency medical service. Intubation attempts and the success of flight nurses compared with flight paramedics were the primary outcomes.
RESULTS: Three hundred three of 322 cases in which intubation was attempted were successful. Three hundred forty-four total intubation attempts were made. Two hundred seventy-one (88.9%) patients were intubated by paramedics, and 32 (10.5%) were intubated by nurses. Of the 19 unsuccessfully intubated patients, 14 (73.7%) were attempted by a paramedic and 5 (26.3%) by a nurse. Two hundred seventy-seven intubations were successful on the first attempt, 250 (90.3%) of which were performed by a paramedic and 27 (9.7%) by a nurse.
CONCLUSION: Flight paramedics performed more intubations with greater success than flight nurses.
METHODS: A 5-year retrospective chart review was performed from a regional helicopter emergency medical service. Intubation attempts and the success of flight nurses compared with flight paramedics were the primary outcomes.
RESULTS: Three hundred three of 322 cases in which intubation was attempted were successful. Three hundred forty-four total intubation attempts were made. Two hundred seventy-one (88.9%) patients were intubated by paramedics, and 32 (10.5%) were intubated by nurses. Of the 19 unsuccessfully intubated patients, 14 (73.7%) were attempted by a paramedic and 5 (26.3%) by a nurse. Two hundred seventy-seven intubations were successful on the first attempt, 250 (90.3%) of which were performed by a paramedic and 27 (9.7%) by a nurse.
CONCLUSION: Flight paramedics performed more intubations with greater success than flight nurses.
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