From: A pilot study of the King LT supralaryngeal airway use in a rural Iowa EMS system
Time (min) | Attempt(s) | ||||||||
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Case No. | Age | En route (n = 13) | Scene to ED (n = 8) | Aetiology | Provider | ETI | Combitube | King LT® | How King LT® used |
1 | 51 | 17 | 20 | Traumatic arrest | EMT-P | 0 | 0 | 1 | First line |
2 | 36 | 14 | 16 | Cardiac arrest | EMT-P | 1 | 1 | 1 | Rescue for ETI |
3 | 79 | 0 | 89 | CVA with resp. arrest | EMT-PS | 5 | 1 | 2 | Rescue for ETI |
4 | 54 | 11 | 15 | Traumatic arrest | EMT-PS | 1 | 0 | 1 | Rescue for ETI |
5 | 62 | 10 | Air service tiera | MVC—unresponsive | EMT-PS | 1 | 0 | 1 | Rescue for ETI |
6 | 62 | 19 | No transport | Traumatic arrest | EMT-P | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rescue for Combitube |
7 | 67 | 20 | 14 | Resp. distress—unresponsive | EMT-P | 2 | 0 | 1 | Rescue for ETI |
8 | 69 | 3 | No transport | Cardiac arrest | EMT-B | 0 | 0 | 1 | First line |
9 | 55 | 16 | 19 | Cardiac arrest | EMT-B | 0 | 0 | 1 | First line |
10 | 81 | 15 | 23 | Cardiac arrest | EMT-B | 0 | 0 | 1 | First line |
11 | 67 | 15 | 21 | Cardiac arrest | EMT-PS | 0 | 0 | 1 | First line |
12 | 24 | 12 | No transport | Traumatic arrest | EMT-P | 0 | 0 | 1 | First line |
13 | 80 | 14 | Air service tiera | Unresponsive | EMT-P | 3 | 0 | 1 | Rescue for ETI |
Mean | 60.5 | 13.8 | 27.13 | ||||||
Median | 14.0 | 19.5 | |||||||
IQR | 5.0 (11.0–16.0) | 5.75 (15.75–21.5) |