2014 GlideScope Year " GLIDESCOPE AS A FIRST USE " CHOICE

                                                        Welcome All to 2014
                                                the year of the GLIDESCOPE.

     Let us take this opportunity to powerfully establish the use of GlideScope for all intubation related and other Airway Applications as a "FIRST USE CHOICE" for Airway.
Many leaders in Airway Management have called for and indeed used Video laryngoscopy as their first choice in airway management. The number of Emergency Departments, OR's and Clinics using GlideScope as the "first use choice" is rapidly increasing and the number of systems needed to support  this behaviour is increasing.
      Let us take this year to consolidate this trend and do a system upgrade for airway management. It is known that repeated use is the most important metric for getting over the "can see the airway but cannot introduce the Endotracheal tube".

                                                       Dr Pacey's Teaching

•     Use the 4 step approach  1. view mouth while you introduce the device slightly to left of midline  2. visualize the epiglottis then slightly lift the tip to see the airway 3. Watch the ETT pass into the mouth to avoid injury to Tonsils and Palate   4. Avoid going too deep and do a MINIMAL LIFT of the larynx while introducing the endotracheal tube by extracting the Verathon Stylet slowly.
• The Verathon Stylet is a powerful enabler for the GlideScope.
• When intubating keep the Glidescope back as far as possible to avoid excessive lifting of the Glottic Complex.

                           Stand by for exciting new improvements to the GlideScope in 2014.
                                                          Have a Great New Year!
                                                          Dr John Allen Pacey MD FRCSc
                                                          GlideScope and Aperture Inventor