A new laryngoscope. A modified laryngoscope to facilitate intubation in cases of restricted access.
This is a report of a modification to one design of laryngoscope to increase the angle between blade and handle, to facilitate intubation in cases of difficult access, such as in obstetric practice or in patients in whom neck flexion is limited, for example by skull traction. The modification offers the unique advantage of two useful blade angles in one instrument. The first type described would be suitable for use in small units where it is thought that a laryngoscope solely for use in rare cases of difficult access would not be justified. It would also be suitable for inclusion in resuscitation kits for use both within and outside hospital. The second type would be more suitable for the maternity or spinal injuries unit, or the difficult intubation box of a general operating theatre suite.
Nunn
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Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D020704:Laryngoscopes