1. Intubation time for the Vie Scope was half that of the Macintosh laryngoscope. 2. First pass success was 95.2% for the Vie Scope compared to 64.3% for the Macintosh laryngoscope. Paul Hagen, Chief ...

MEDICAL training equipment producer TruCorp in Lurgan has developed its new 'difficult airway manikin' which will enable health professionals to practice complex airway management and intubation ...

(TNS) - Carl Ryan lowered onto his back and used his hands to inch backward into a compact hole. With a special tool and a flashlight, the firefighter-paramedic then attempted to open the mouth of a ...

A difficult airway is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients who undergo surgical interventions. Therefore, many devices and algorithms have been developed for the management of ...

One hundred pediatric residents were enrolled in a randomized, crossover, simulation study comparing VL to DL. Following a didactic session on neonatal intubation, residents intubated a standard ...

Here are three difficult-airway protocols for healthcare facilities to identify difficult-to-intubate patients across different departments and teams, developed by anesthesiologists at Sunrise, ...