Without a patent airway, a patient has about four minutes to live, so doctors and paramedics put a huge amount of effort into honing their intubation skills. They have to be able to insert an ...

The bougie should be used primarily as a rescue tool in difficult airway situations and not for routine intubation ... it provides a perfect view of the vocal cords along with a channel to ...

Pediatricians, respiratory therapists, emergency room nurses, and obstetrics nurses from Fairchild Medical Center ...

while providing a real-time video feed of the entire intubation process to help navigate difficult airways and ensure proper placement in the patient’s trachea. Craig Townsend, director of healthcare ...

The purposes of endotracheal intubation include delivering inhalation anesthetic drugs, ensuring a patent airway in unconscious animals, and administering oxygen to provide ventilatory support.

In intubation, a tube is inserted into a patient’s airway via mouth or nose to help him breath. In emergency front-of-neck access, a tube is inserted into trachea via neck to provide oxygen.