Rapid Sequence Intubation of Critically Ill Patients: Guidelines From the Society of Critical Care Medicine

Patrick Bagley, DO
David Smith, DO

American Family Physician. 2025;111(1):92-93.

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PATRICK BAGLEY, DO, and DAVID SMITH, DO, Naval Undersea Medical Institute, Groton, Connecticut

Address correspondence to Patrick Bagley, DO, at patrick.bagley.10@gmail.com.

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