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tracheal intubation
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Equipments for traqueal intubation
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Ensure that basic equipment
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O2
source and self-inflating ventilation bag

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face
masks

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oropharyngeal
and nasopharyngeal airways

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tracheal
tubes

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tracheal
tube stylet
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suction
apparatus
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laryngoscope
handle (2) and laryngoscopes blades: commoon blades included the
curved (Macintosh) and straight (Miller)

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pillow,
towel or foam for
head positioning
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stethoscope
and end-tidal CO2 monitoring
(e.g., capnography or colorimetric device)
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equipment that should be
immediately available in the ideal clinical setting
: presumed size as well
as one larger and one smaller should be immediately available.
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Other devices
that complete the equipment list,
include:
pulse oximetry,
Laryngeal Mask,
transtracheal jet ventilation catheter, and a high-pressure oxygen source.
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