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

Table 1

Number of attempts for successful securing of the airway with each technique; CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Number of attempts	LMA		Macintosh blade
	Non-CPR	CPR	Non-CPR	CPR
1st	96	92	61	30
2nd	18	24	31	45
3rd	8	8	8	14
4th	2	0	5	10
Failed attempts	0	0	19	27

LMA: 𝑃=0.2 in the non-CPR versus the CPR scenario.
Macintosh blade: 𝑃=0.003 in the non-CPR versus the CPR scenario.
LMA versus Macintosh blade (non-CPR scenario): 𝑃<0.001.
LMA versus Macintosh blade (CPR scenario): 𝑃<0.001.