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Edited by Robert H. Dailey, Barry Simon, Gary P. Young, and Ronald D. Stewart. 397 pp., illustrated. St. Louis, Mosby-Year Book, 1992. $62. ISBN 0-8016-1270-5.

Airway management in the acute care setting is an important skill to have no matter what the cause of the actual or potential respiratory compromise. Intubation is an acquired skill, and there is clearly a need for a sound knowledge of the basics of securing the airway in patients with compromised airways. Unfortunately, this book does not meet this requirement, in part because it is not clear who would benefit from it.

The book has three major subdivisions. The first section briefly reviews anatomy and physiology and includes a chapter on aspiration. The second discusses methods of controlling the airway, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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