Laryngeal mask airway.

The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) was first used in anaesthetic practice in the 1980s. It is now increasingly promoted as a first-line airway device during resuscitation, if a practitioner skilled in tracheal intubation is not available (Resuscitation Council (UK), 2002).

Related Organizations

Manor Hospital
United Kingdom

Keywords

Resuscitation, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Intubation, Intratracheal, Humans, Equipment Design, Anesthesia, Inhalation, Laryngeal Masks

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