Straight Blade Laryngoscopy

This video clip contains 2 intubations using the Henderson straight blade. This straight blade differs frm the Miller blade by having a knob at the distal tip which is visible while looking down the barrel of the blade. This is particularly helpful when judging depth and controlling the epiglottis. It is important to begin with a right paraglossal approach when using straight blades.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• straight
• blade
• laryngoscopy
• miller
• intubation

[skyewells]

I think our medical student who thinks its "rude" needs to study some more. Millions of intubations each year occur, many in this manner, so it is not rude but part of clinical anaesthesia. The person is clearly alive.

[MrJustmoose]

Почему руки дрожжат?

[EndorphinsRUS]

The person is NOT dead. The soft tissues are bright red showing oxygenated blood flow to the area.

The proceedure is not rude at all. It is most likely a person under anaesthesia for a medical proceedure who gas consented to this part of the proceedure being filmed.

I would volunteer to be filmed too if it would help inform others (students, professionals etc.)

[drmahajanr]

i cannot see light source of henderson blade

[drmahajanr]

it would be grateful if one can see light source of henderson blade clearly , that is from where light is coming . can u provide avideo of blade structure of henderson blade

[frmertd]

excellent video

[UFB85]

Well, if it was a corpse, I seriously doubt it was going to mind.

[zeldagoblin]

Did you SEE the face that thing went into?? It looked pretty damn dead to me.

[johnmatsson]

This is practice on a dead person?

[00Aquilino00]

"extremely rude"... hmmmm...

We have no way of knowing the level of "politeness" of the clinician, because there is no audio. He may very well have been saying "please" and "thank-you" throughout the procedure.

Seriouisly though, wouldn't it be a greater disservice to go pussyfooting around the airway and NOT rapidly obtain an optimal view with first-pass success? The intubator is amazingly efficient, methodical and skilled. Very gently and well-done.