title: Intubation success rates and perceived user satisfaction using the video laryngoscope to train deploying far forward combat medical personnel.
abstract: Studies show the video laryngoscope enhances intubation training by facilitating visualization of airway anatomy. We examined the performance and training of military healthcare providers in a brief intubation training course which included both direct and indirect (video) laryngoscopy. This training format with the video laryngoscope improved airway visualization and intubation performance, promoting increased trainee confidence levels for successful intubation. Web-based training paired with hands-on instruction with the video laryngoscope should be considered as a model for military basic airway management training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4455, USA. bboedeker@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Ben H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Boedeker
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Barak-Bernhagen
authors.forename: Kirsten A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Boedeker
authors.forename: W Bosseau
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D008348:Manikins; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009329:Nebraska; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation*