Delaying intubation in comatose intoxicated patients (NICO trial)
“For GCS of 8, intubate.” It’s an age-old adage of emergency medicine, and it’s so catchy, it feels like it has to be true. Is its status as dogma justified?
The American College of Surgery and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma both recommend intubation for trauma patients with GCS of 8 or less, on the premise that comatose patients are at h…
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