The American journal of emergency medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The use of prophylactic antibiotic in treatment of fingertip amputation: a randomized prospective trial.
Fingertip amputation is a common injury. Considerable controversy exists as to whether prophylactic antibiotics are necessary for this injury. Our goal was to compare the rate of infections among subgroups with and without prophylactic antibiotic treatment. The study hypothesis was that infection rates were similar in the 2 groups. ⋯ This study suggests that routine prophylactic antibiotics do not reduce the rate of infection after fingertip amputations with bone exposed treated surgically in the operating room.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Performance of intubation with 4 different airway devices by unskilled rescuers: manikin study.
This study was designed to compare the performances of 4 airway devices in achieving successful ventilation. ⋯ With novice intubators who were unfamiliar with the airway devices, the LMA, iGEL, and AWS were superior to the MCL for establishing an airway without interruption of chest compressions in a manikin study. Intubation with the iGEL was faster and easier than with the other airway devices.