International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 161-168 , July 2009

Rapid sequence induction anaesthesia: A guide for nurses in the emergency department

  • Bruce Armstrong (Consultant Nurse)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Trust, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke RG24 9NA, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1256 314731.
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  • Cliff Reid (Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Trust, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke RG24 9NA, UK
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  • Peter Heath (Consultant Anaesthetist)

      Affiliations

    • Queen Alexander Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
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  • Howard Simpson (Consultant in Emergency Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Trust, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke RG24 9NA, UK
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  • John Kitching (Consultant in Emergency Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Trust, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke RG24 9NA, UK
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  • Justin Nicholas (Consultant in Emergency Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Trust, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke RG24 9NA, UK
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  • Louisa Chan (Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Trust, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke RG24 9NA, UK
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  • John Taylor (Lead Clinical Educator)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Division, Department of Emergency Medicine, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK
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  • Helen Rush (Head of Nursing)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Division, Department of Emergency Medicine, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK

Received 23 January 2008 ,Revised 1 November 2008 ,Accepted 24 November 2008.

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PII: S1755-599X(08)00133-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.11.009

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 161-168 , July 2009

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