Intubation of prehospital patients with curved laryngoscope blade is more successful than with straight blade
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine Feb 14, 2018
Alter SM, et al. - Researchers performed a comparison of intubation success rates of paramedics using curved vs straight laryngoscope blades. Between laryngoscope blade types, a significant difference in intubation success rates was identified. When compared to straight blades, curved blades had higher first attempt and overall success rates. They recommended paramedics to consider selecting a curved blade as their tool of choice to potentially improve intubation success.
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