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Mastering Your Upper Airway Lifelines - ETT Edition v2.0

Published on Apr 10, 2016

By David Bodnar MD

Endotracheal tube placement requires mastering laryngoscopy skills both DL & VL as well as techniques to optimize your efforts. Dr David Bodnar walks you through those essential skills.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ETT Edition

Mastering Your Upper Airway Lifelines

Upper Airway Lifelines

The ETT is one of your three

Part of the Vortex Cognitive Tool

Emergency

Designed to remind you that during an airway

Oxygenation

Is the primary goal

Skill With Laryngoscopy

Is required for successful ETT placement

Three phases

Laryngoscopy always has
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3 Phases of laryngoscopy

  • Epiglottoscopy
  • Laryngeal Exposure
  • Tube Delivery

Direct Laryngoscopy

Demonstration of the three phases of

Hands on!

Now it's time for some

Problem Solving Tips for DL

You're lifeline hasn't "failed" before making your best effort!

Video Laryngoscopy

Demonstration of the three phases

Hands on!

Now it's time for some

Problem Solving Tips for VL

You haven't failed until you've made your best effort!

You may now safely enter the Vortex