To get us and RT on the the same page with stylet shaping in ETI.

First, what does our text book say about it:

In case anyone doesn’t recognize this, it’s from Robert’s and Hedge’s Procedures in Emergency Medicine. This is the “other” textbook, that you absolutely have to read.

For some more on this topic:

http://www.epmonthly.com/features/current-features/avoiding-common-laryngoscopy-errors-part-ii/

This is from Dr Rich Levitan. He is the king of the airway, and I highly recommend his book, The AirwayCam Guide to Intubation.

For the interested learner, or those to lazy to read the above, here are some video examples:

Finally, if anyone feels the need to brush up on intubation in general, here are two more of my favorite resources.

Scott Weingart

And the omnipresent Life in the Fastlane:

http://lifeinthefastlane.com/own-the-airway/

JG MD