Difficult airway equipment

Question 1

List the difficult airway laryngoscopes

Answer 1

1. Upsher laryngoscope
2. AirTraq laryngoscope
3. Glidescope laryngoscope
4. Bullard laryngoscope
5. Combitube laryngoscope
6. Flexible Fiberoptic laryngoscope

Question 2

What difficult airway laryngoscopes can be used for Peds?

Answer 2

1. Glidescope (also for preterm neonates)
2. Bullard
3. Fiberoptic has Peds scopes

Question 3

Identify laryngoscopes that use suspension laryngoscopy.

Answer 3

1. MAC
2. Upsher
3. Bullard

(all the rest do NOT use suspension)

Question 4

Which laryngoscopes can only be used for BOTH oral and nasal intubation?

Answer 4

1. Glidescope
2. Bullard
3. Flexible Fiberoptic

(the rest can only be used for oral intuation)

Question 5

Which laryngoscopes can be used in a person with their c-spine in a neutral position?

Answer 5

1. Upsher
2. Airtraq (not sure)
3. Glidescope
4. Bullard
5. Combitube
6. Fiberoptic

Question 6

Identify the laringoscopes that can be used with specific minimalal mouth size openings.

Answer 6

1. Upsher → 15mm
2. AirTraq → Regular = 18mm
   
   • Small = 16 mm
3. Bullard → 6 mm (can be used in the smallest opening)

Question 7

What size ETT

Upsher

Answer 7

7. 0
8. 5
9. 0

Question 8

What size ETT

AirTraq

Answer 8

Regular: 7.0-8.5

Small: 6.0-7.5

Question 9

What size ETT

Glidescope and Bullard

Answer 9

ANY

Question 10

What ETT size

Combitube

Answer 10

41 Fr if > 5ft (152 cm)

37 Fr if < 5ft (152 cm)

Question 11

What ETT size

Flexible Fiberoptic

Answer 11

Oral: ANY

Nasal: 7.0