Pediatric Intubation During Emergency Conditions

Summary

The effectiveness of endotracheal intubation in pre-hospital conditions is insufficient - especially in the context of pediatric patients. Anatomical differences in pediatric patients compared to adults: a relative larger tongue, a larger and more flabby epiglottis - located more cephalously - that make intubation is more difficult than for adults. Also, higher oxygen metabolism requires the immediate response of medical personnel to children in case of need to protect the airways and support breath.

Conditions

• Endotracheal Intubation
• Pediatric
• Cardiac Arrest
• Injuries

Interventions

DEVICE

Macintosh laryngoscope

intubation will be performed using standard direct laryngoscopy - Macintosh laryngoscope

DEVICE

Miller laryngoscope

intubation will be performed using Miller laryngoscope

DEVICE

McGrath MAC EMS

intubation will be performed using McGrath MAC EMS video - laryngoscope

DEVICE

GlideScope

intubation will be performed using GlideScope video - laryngoscope

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wroclaw Medical University

  collaborator OTHER

• The Cleveland Clinic

  collaborator OTHER

• Medical University of Vienna

  collaborator OTHER

• Lazarski University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Lukasz Szarpak, PhD · Lazarski University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-07-27

Primary Completion

2019-07-20

Completion

2019-07-20

Countries

• Poland

Study Locations