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Airtraq Pearls and Pitfalls - Part 2
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English - October 12, 2020 16:11 - 8 minutes - 5.56 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness cardiac resuscitation cardiac arrest cardiac arrest management emergency cardiac care ems prehospital medicine airway management trauma care prehospital care emihs Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Airtraq Pearls and Pitfalls - Part 1
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In this episode BC Kaufman and MFP Touzeau review techniques to improve first pass success when using the Airtraq video laryngoscope.
Check out the Airtraq training module prior to listening to the podcast, if possible.
Here's the 5 minutes airway article - really cool videos and it won't take long, we promise.
Here's a glimpse at some of the great work that's being done.
Video 1 - Midline insertion, great view of the hyoepiglottic ligament, great view of the glottis, successful tube placement. This would have been even better if a tube introducer had been used.
Video 2 - Look how easy the bougie makes it! The Coude tip affords so much flexibility and forgiveness if blade placement isn't absolutely perfect.