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Intubation
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Rapid tracheal intubation, using the standard Macintosh laryngoscope, can be hindered in obstetrical patients by the handle of the laryngoscope hitting the patient's engorged breasts and the hand of the assistant applying cricoid pressure. To overcome these difficulties a variation of the laryngoscope is described. The right angle of the blade to the handle is opened by a further 20 degrees.
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A new laryngoscope incorporation a mechanism operated from the handle which facilitates endotracheal intubation in situations where an introducing stylet would normally be required.