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Table 1 Case demographics

From: A pilot study of the King LT supralaryngeal airway use in a rural Iowa EMS system

  

Time (min)

  

Attempt(s)

 

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)

      
  1. EMT-P Iowa Paramedic (National EMT-Intermediate equivalent), EMT-PS Iowa Paramedic Specialist (National EMT-Paramedic equivalent), ETI endotracheal intubation, IQR interquartile range
  2. aPatient transported by air EMS from scene (no transport by ground EMS)