AMEN. I’be been practicing EM for 45 years, residency trained, etc, trauma centers, etc. Especially in this covid where rapid intubation is important to limit contamination, it can be slipped in much quicker than the tube and reduces failures. In C-L IV, you can slip the bougie under the epiglottis without seeing the cords and feel the clicking to know the location is correct. I ALWAYS have one open when I intubate, and usually use one. Every time I have had to help someone with a failed airway, this has saved us.
Thanks for your nice review. Your readers may be interested in recently released deep dive into bougie use we posted to support our AIME programming (A Canadian, National airway program) that has been supporting airway learners and practitioners for over 20 years. It’s all FOAM materials:
1. Laryngoscopy and Bougie Pearls and Pitfalls Part 1: When and Why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjF0KgQVLvA&ab_channel=AIMEAirway
2. Laryngoscopy and Bougie Pearls and Pitfalls Part 2: How to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfU_ZdJ9hzA&ab_channel=AIMEAirway
2 Responses to “The Bougie as an Airway Savior”
March 9, 2021
Robert ProsserAMEN. I’be been practicing EM for 45 years, residency trained, etc, trauma centers, etc. Especially in this covid where rapid intubation is important to limit contamination, it can be slipped in much quicker than the tube and reduces failures. In C-L IV, you can slip the bougie under the epiglottis without seeing the cords and feel the clicking to know the location is correct. I ALWAYS have one open when I intubate, and usually use one. Every time I have had to help someone with a failed airway, this has saved us.
March 14, 2021
George KovacsThanks for your nice review. Your readers may be interested in recently released deep dive into bougie use we posted to support our AIME programming (A Canadian, National airway program) that has been supporting airway learners and practitioners for over 20 years. It’s all FOAM materials:
1. Laryngoscopy and Bougie Pearls and Pitfalls Part 1: When and Why:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjF0KgQVLvA&ab_channel=AIMEAirway
2. Laryngoscopy and Bougie Pearls and Pitfalls Part 2: How to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfU_ZdJ9hzA&ab_channel=AIMEAirway
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