Jeff Stanard, 34, suffered a brain injury because of lack of oxygen. A dislodged intubation tube may have gone unnoticed for as long as eight minutes, according to records and testimony.
Jeff Stanard, 34, suffered a brain injury because of lack of oxygen. A dislodged intubation tube may have gone unnoticed for as long as eight minutes, according to records and testimony.
Definitive pre-hospital airway control with an ET tube, if indicated, save many more lives than the relatively rare complications highlighted in the article.
An undetected ET tube in the esophagus is malpractice and unnecessary with modern equipment. Proper training and careful selection of paramedic candidates will reduce that problem to near zero.