Introduction and use of the ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway as a rescue device in a pre-hospital trauma anaesthesia algorithm

We report the successful use of the Proseal™ laryngeal mask airway as a rescue device in three pre-hospital cases where tracheal intubation after induction of anaesthesia had failed. The ProSeal™ LMA allowed ventilation and oxygenation of all three patients under difficult circumstances.