Learning objectives
- Start timers
- Use best preoxygenation strategy
- Clean the view
- Identify landmarks before passing
- Change something between attempts
- Confirm with waveform EtCO₂
Step 3
Airway
Execute deliberately: oxygenate, clean the view, identify landmarks, pass under vision, and prove placement.
Say aloud
We are oxygenated. Meds are in. I am cleaning the view, identifying landmarks, passing under vision, and proving placement with continuous waveform capnography.
Critical actions
Teaching pearl
Tube passage is a visual task. Slow the learner down at the moment of success: hover, optimize, wait, and pass through identifiable anatomy.
Common pitfalls
- Advancing into a contaminated or dark view
- Trying the exact same technique again after failure
- Passing tube before landmarks are clear
- Declaring success without continuous waveform EtCO₂
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