Introduction to Intubation: Devices

Introduction to intubation video featuring different devices used for laryngoscopy and intubation. Topics include direct laryngoscopy, video laryngoscopy, fiberoptic laryngoscopy, and blind insertion devices. 

Look for more airway content to come including videos on anatomy, set-up, technique, and post-intubation management.


Resources

Direct Laryngoscopy

• Minh and Seth on blade technique

Flexible Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy

• EMCrit awake intubation episode
• EMCrit awake intubation lecture
• Resus.me on awake intubation
• EM Updates brief guide to awake intubation
• LITFL/PHARM/Seth Trueger on awake intubation
• University of Washington on awake intubation
• Videos
• Cliff Reid of Resus.me getting intubated
• MGH anesthesiologist Michael Bailin getting intubated (includes trans-tracheal injection)
• EMCrit's awake intubation video

Fiberoptic Stylets

• AirwayCam on optical stylets
• Video: How to use Levitan FPS
• Video: Bonfils intubation
• Video: EMCrit fiberoptic stylet cric with Seth Manoach
• Guide: How to bend stylet to fit Cookgas ILA
• Article: History of fiberoptic stylets (2003)

Supraglottic Airways

• Video: King airway insertion

Airway Books

• Rapid Sequence Intubation and Rapid Sequence Airway by Darren Braude (out of stock several places, check library or ask around)

Introduction to Intubation: Sequence

Introduction to intubation video featuring sequences used for intubation (traditional, RSI, DSI, awake).  Look for future episodes to include devices (DL, VL, fiberoptic, SGA), checklists, algorithms, techniques, videos, and post-intubation management.


Resources

Delayed Sequence Intubation

• EMCrit DSI episode
• PHARM interview of Weingart on DSI
• Weingart article on DSI in JEM
• ALiEM on DSI

Awake Intubation

• EMCrit awake intubation episode
• EMCrit awake intubation lecture
• Resus.me on awake intubation
• EM Updates brief guide to awake intubation
• LITFL/PHARM/Seth Trueger on awake intubation
• University of Washington on awake intubation
• Videos
• Cliff Reid of Resus.me getting intubated
• MGH anesthesiologist Michael Bailin getting intubated (includes trans-tracheal injection)
• EMCrit's awake intubation video

Airway Books

• Rapid Sequence Intubation and Rapid Sequence Airway by Darren Braude (out of print several places, check library or ask around)