Telemedicine-Assisted Intubation in Rural Emergency Departments: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study.

Background: Intubation in rural emergency departments (EDs) is a high-risk procedure, often with little or no specialty support. Rural EDs are utilizing real-time telemedicine links, connecting providers to an ED physician who may provide clinical guidance.

Introduction: We endeavored to describe telemedicine-assisted intubation in rural EDs that are served by an ED telemedicine network.