International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 108-112 , April 2009

A 12 month retrospective study of airway management practices

  • Margaret Fry, NP BaSc M.ED PhD (Associate Professor of Nursing)

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Nursing Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, P.O. Box 123 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 02 9514 4826; fax: +61 02 9514 4835.
    • ,
  • Kate Ruperto, BaNursing, M.CC (Emergency) (Nurse Educator)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, St George Hospital, Gray Street Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia

Received 21 April 2008 ,Revised 14 October 2008 ,Accepted 9 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.11.003

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 108-112 , April 2009

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