• Donna Gandini and Joseph Brimacombe.
• Townsville General Hospital, University of Queensland, Townsville, Australia.
• Paediatr Anaesth. 2004 Jun 1;14(6):493-4.

BackgroundWe describe our experience of brief (< or =15 min) manikin-only training with the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for neonatal resuscitation in 80 health care workers.MethodsPrior to training, 31% had not heard of the LMA, 57% did not know the LMA could be used for neonatal resuscitation and 88% thought it was a disposable device.ResultsThe mean (SD) range time to insert the LMA after training was 5 (2, 5-16) s and there were no failed insertions. The preferred technique for neonatal resuscitation, before vs after training, changed from 72 to 14% for the face mask (P < 0.00001), from 6 to 80% for the LMA (P < 0.00001), from 5 to 0% for laryngoscope-guided tracheal intubation (P = 0.04) and from 16 to 5% for unknown (P = 0.02). All considered that training was adequate and the LMA should be available on neonatal resuscitation carts. Confidence in using the LMA increased from 8 to 97% (P < 0.0001).ConclusionsWe conclude that LMA insertion success rates are high and confidence increases after brief manikin-only training.

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