María Florencia García-Pintos, Pablo Joaquin Erramouspe, Verena Schandera, Kevin Murphy, Gary McCalla, Greg Taylor, Katren R Tyler, John R Richards, Erik G Laurin
OBJECTIVE: Videolaryngoscopy (VL) in the prehospital setting remains controversial, with conflicting data on its utility. We compared C-MAC VL (Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany) versus direct laryngoscopy (DL) in the prehospital setting, recording the grade of the glottic view, first pass success (FPS), overall success, and equipment functionality. METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational study with a convenience sample of 49 adult patients who were intubated by flight crew nurses and paramedics using the C-MAC videolaryngoscope from April to November 2013...
January 2021: Air Medical Journal