Ranger Video Laryngoscopes?

[ambodriver]

Does anyone use these? How do you like them? Are there any drawbacks?

If you do have them, do you still prefer to use regular blades?

[Arizonaffcep]

Does anyone use these? How do you like them? Are there any drawbacks?

If you do have them, do you still prefer to use regular blades?

The hospital I work at uses these a lot. They are VERY nice, but are a RESCUE airway. What this means is...they should not be used front line, in theory. Most of the residents use them anyway as front line. The lense doesn't readily fog when compared to other rescue airways, and I've seen it provides a really good view of everything. It is a fairly rugged design, which is nice. The only thing is, I'm not sure how bleach as a cleaner would work with the blade and wire (wire is NOT detachable from the Ranger blade). I would think over time the rubber coating on the wires would be worn down and degrated by the bleach (used most commonly pre-hospital).

[rock_shoes]

The hospital I work at uses these a lot. They are VERY nice, but are a RESCUE airway. What this means is...they should not be used front line, in theory. Most of the residents use them anyway as front line. The lense doesn't readily fog when compared to other rescue airways, and I've seen it provides a really good view of everything. It is a fairly rugged design, which is nice. The only thing is, I'm not sure how bleach as a cleaner would work with the blade and wire (wire is NOT detachable from the Ranger blade). I would think over time the rubber coating on the wires would be worn down and degrated by the bleach (used most commonly pre-hospital).

Why do you consider it a "rescue" airway when the device is used to place a standard ET tube? Perhaps because people may learn to depend on the technology and cease to be able to do it manually? I would think one manual attempt first then move to the video if it fails.

[Arizonaffcep]

Why do you consider it a "rescue" airway when the device is used to place a standard ET tube? Perhaps because people may learn to depend on the technology and cease to be able to do it manually? I would think one manual attempt first then move to the video if it fails.

It's meant as a secondary airway, if the standard direct laryngoscopy doesn't work.