Paramedics Manage the Airway Easier with Laryngeal Mask Airway Than with Intubation during Simulated CPR Scenarios

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left" rowspan="2">Device</td><td align="center" colspan="2">LMA</td><td align="center" colspan="2">Macintosh blade</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center">Non-CPR</td><td align="center">CPR</td><td align="center">Non-CPR</td><td align="center">CPR</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Self-confidence</td><td align="center">8 (3–10)</td><td align="center">8 (2–9)</td><td align="center">6 (3–8)</td><td align="center">4 (2–7)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Participants’ level of self-confidence in using the 2 devices; the values given are median with range. 

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Table 2: Paramedics Manage the Airway Easier with Laryngeal Mask Airway Than with Intubation during Simulated CPR Scenarios 