Open AccessEvaluation of I-Gel™ versus classic LMA™ for airway management by paramedics and medical students: A manikin study
Author(s) -
Ashish Kannaujia,
Uma Srivastava,
Tapas Kumar Singh,
Rudrashish Haldar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_37_20
Subject(s) - airway management , medicine , airway , first pass , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , intubation , insertion time , laryngeal mask airway , tracheal intubation , anesthesia , resuscitation , medical emergency , arithmetic , mathematics
Airway management is a lifesaving skill which all health-care workers should possess. Currently, most of the resuscitation councils recommend supraglottic airway devices as the technique of choice for airway management during cardiopulmonary resuscitation by health-care providers without expertise in tracheal intubation. This is because of its high first-pass success rate and easy to acquire and retain skill even by novices.