Has Video Laryngoscopy changed the playing field in advanced airway management?

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

Location: 331A

Speaker(s)

Marvin A. Wayne, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAHA

Medical Director Whatcom County Washington, Associate Clinical Professor University of Washington
Whatcom County EMS, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, University of Washington
Bellingham, Washington

Description: The ups and downs of advanced airway management have the potential to see a radical change with advent and expansion of video laryngoscopy. What is the science, what is the use, and what is the experience of using video. This class will review the evolution of video, and various types of video devices. It will also document how it has affected the performance and success of intubation. Most importantly it will discuss how recorded video can be used for education, quality management, and medical legal purposes. Our own system has almost 18 years of experience using and researching video. Lastly, the presentation will discuss airway alternatives, such as SGA, that pairs with video.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion the participants will be able to describe and understand the principles of video devices and their evolution
Upon completion the participant will be able to describe the indications for the best use of video devices and contraindications.
Upon completion the participants will understand the technique of using video such as maximizing the use of the Hyo Epiglottic Ligament. How this also may be applicable to tadeonal laryngoscopy
Upon completion the participant will be able to describe complex airways such as burned, obstructed, distorted and swollen and how to best approach them.
Upon completion the participants will understand the role of supra glottic airways in both complementary and alternative to video.