Annals of emergency medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Neuromuscular blockade-assisted oral intubation versus nasotracheal intubation in the prehospital care of injured patients.
To compare nasotracheal intubation (NTI) to neuromuscular blockade-assisted oral intubation (NMB-assisted oral intubation) in the prehospital care of injured patients. ⋯ In the prehospital management of severely injured patients, there is no significant difference between NMB-assisted oral intubation and NTI in the rate at which endotracheal intubation is achieved. However, practitioners may prefer NTI because it requires significantly less time to perform than NMB-assisted oral intubation.