When is elective ventilation indicated with a laryngeal mask airway (LMA)?

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Nichole Bosson, MD Base Hospital Medical Director, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Medical Director, Paramedic Training Institute, LA County EMS Agency

Nichole Bosson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, National Association of EMS Physicians, Phi Beta Kappa, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

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Peter E Gordon, MD, FACEP Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Service, Bellevue Hospital Center

Peter E Gordon, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

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Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Guy W Soo Hoo, MD, MPH Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, West Los Angeles Healthcare Center, Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Guy W Soo Hoo, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, California Thoracic Society, American Association for Respiratory Care

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Michael R Filbin, MD, FACEP Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Michael R Filbin, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, Massachusetts Medical Society, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

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