
January 2016; papers of the month
The Resus Room
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How Long Does Video Laryngoscopy Really Take?
Paper number two follows on really nicely from that, it's entitled Tracheal Intubation During Pediatric Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation. The study looked at a 15 month period and included only 32 patients. They found the median laryngoscopy time was actually 47 seconds. So again probably worth just thinking about your practice. How long do you think it actually takes you to get an ET tube placed correctly? If you don't know the answers to these, have I think is that actually acceptable?
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