Tag: intubation training

Photo showing View of the larynx during laryngoscopy with a straight miller blade.

Tips To Teaching Intubation

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With fall comes the new crop of trainees eager to learn how to intubate. There will also be a new group of instructors teaching their first students to intubate. Teaching intubation skills on living patients, even those that have practiced on a manikin, can be challenging. It’s important to anticipate the common errors so we can safeguard our patients. Read More …

Illustration showing advantages of ramping the obese patient to get an improved sniffing position for intubation

Avoiding Difficult Intubation Of The Easy Airway

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We’ve all done it. It’s extremely easy to make any otherwise routine intubation difficult just by failing to properly position the patient or to use optimal technique. This article discusses the various ways you can adjust patient positioning and use your equipment to make intubation easy. Read More …