Prehospital airway management for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - Reply

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In Reply: As we indicated in our article, our study did not collect information on the process of advanced airway management, which would require independent observers. This information would have been beneficial to assess the potential mechanisms between airway management and survival outcomes. In contrast, our nationwide study reflects the effectiveness of advanced airway management in the setting of current practice in a developed nation. We agree with Dr Bernhard and colleagues that advanced airway techniques may be superior to conventional bag-valve-mask ventilation if one accepts the validity and generahzability of the study they cite.