She needs to be intubated - what is your plan?

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Tomahawk intubation with the C-Mac. Like a boss.
 
StCEMT said:
Hmmm, interesting. What is the benefit of it?
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If it works as it is intended to, it provides access to the trachea by way of a guide wire passed through the CTM. The ETT is then placed over the wire.
 
I like it with the bougie, but ive only done it several times on a cadaver.
 
Remi said:
If it works as it is intended to, it provides access to the trachea by way of a guide wire passed through the CTM. The ETT is then placed over the wire.
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Sorry, should have been a little more specific. Meant vs a cric. I assume retrograde is a more definitive airway and less invasive than a cric?
 
StCEMT said:
Sorry, should have been a little more specific. Meant vs a cric. I assume retrograde is a more definitive airway and less invasive than a cric?
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Well, it is less invasive because it only requires a needle puncture. It's a little more time consuming than a cric, which is why it isn't emphasized in prehospital airway management.

The one time I did it I would have done a cric, but I wasn't able to identify the landmarks due to a congenital anomalies. Not being completely sure where I was poking around I felt better about using a needle than a scalpel, so I stuck the needle in the trachea, passed the wire, and hoped for the best. It worked perfectly.
 
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