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Table 1 Questionnaire information

From: Intubation practice patterns in Tuscan emergency departments

 

Summary of data

N

%

Surveys administered

153

 

Surveys completed

143

93.4%

MDs working in ED

91

63.6%

MDs from ambulance service

52

36.3%

ED doctors that intubate in their ED

67 (out of 91)

73.6%

Of those that intubate:

  

Use of paralytics

33

49.3%

Sedation

132

92.3%

 Midazolam

45

59.7%

 Propofol

31

46.3%

 Fentanyl

14

20.9%

Methods of confirmation

  

 Direct visualization

65

97%

 Auscultation of breath sounds

67

100%

 CO2 detector

8

11.9%

Post intubation

  

 Nasogastric tube placement

39

58.2%

 Chest radiograph

34

50.7%

Questionnaire administered (translated from the Italian)

Place of work:

Ambulance or hospital

Do you intubate

Yes/no

 

Do you use sedation

Yes/no

 

If yes, what medications

  

Do you use paralytics

Yes/no

 

If yes, which paralytics

  

For ET tube placement confirmation do you:

 

Auscultate

Yes/no

 

Directly visualize

The cords yes/no

 

Use CO2 detector

Yes/no

 

Routinely place an NGT post intubation

 

Yes/no

Routinely obtain a post intubation radiograph

 

Yes/no