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Trauma surgery: Emergency intubation equipment and technique

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In this voice note we’ll go through an emergency intubation for a trauma patient. We'll go over the minimum equipment required to do so and then a quick step-by-step technique to intubate a patient.
17 Dec English South Africa Education · Natural Sciences

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