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first off, I want to apologize for asking something so inherent to what anesthesiologists need to be good at, but I figure it's better to get as much help as I can.
I am currently doing my anesthesiology rotation in Florida and having a very difficult time intubating. My attendings have been very patient with me, but i just can't seem to get it. I was hoping someone could give me another perspective of what I'm doing wrong.
From what I can gather, I believe my main issue is that I'm having difficulty visualizing the vocal cords correctly. I place the blade in deep, come back till the epiglottis flops down, and advance slightly and lift! But I just can't seem to adequately get the epiglottis out of the way. I'm using the curved Mac blade.
I'm sorry if my description is somewhat vague. I'm just very frustrated since I really want to go into anesthesia next year.
any help in terms of how to efficiently
1)find the epiglottis
2)getting it out of the way
3)any words of wisdom
would be greatly appreciated.
thank you very much for taking the time to help,
Heather
I am currently doing my anesthesiology rotation in Florida and having a very difficult time intubating. My attendings have been very patient with me, but i just can't seem to get it. I was hoping someone could give me another perspective of what I'm doing wrong.
From what I can gather, I believe my main issue is that I'm having difficulty visualizing the vocal cords correctly. I place the blade in deep, come back till the epiglottis flops down, and advance slightly and lift! But I just can't seem to adequately get the epiglottis out of the way. I'm using the curved Mac blade.
I'm sorry if my description is somewhat vague. I'm just very frustrated since I really want to go into anesthesia next year.
any help in terms of how to efficiently
1)find the epiglottis
2)getting it out of the way
3)any words of wisdom
would be greatly appreciated.
thank you very much for taking the time to help,
Heather