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Guttorm Brattebø, MD
Haukeland Hospital Haukeland, Norway

Torben Wisborg, MD
The Norwegian Air Ambulance Bergen, Norway

JAMA. 1995;274(2):128-129.

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To the Editor.

—In the January 25,1995, issue of THE JOURNAL, Dr McNamara and colleagues¹ presented the results from a small but important study on the feasibility of obtaining consent for teaching an invasive airway procedure in newly deceased patients. Recently, this also has been discussed in other medical journals.^2-4 As anesthesiologists involved in the teaching of emergency skills to medical students and other medical personnel, we would like to make some comments.

There is no doubt that we have an obligation to ensure that emergency medical team members in the future achieve the best possible competence in the treatment of acutely ill and injured patients. Few skills are more vital than the ability to secure the airway (specifically, performing an endotracheal intubation). Today, physicians seldom get enough training to develop this demanding psychomotor skill, and newly deceased patients represent a valuable teaching source. No model can mimic . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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