title: Tracheal intubation: how to do it.
abstract: Tracheal intubation can be life saving, but it is a dangerous procedure if the correct conditions have not been established. Repeated futile attempts at intubation should not be made: oxygenating the patient with a face mark or laryngeal mask airway should become a priority in this situation.
authors.affiliation: Royal Free Hospital London.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Calder
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D003422:Critical Care; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen