RT Book, Section
A1 Mikhael, Marco
A1 Voronov, Gennadiy G.
A1 Nasr, Ned F.
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159794841
T1 Endotracheal Tube Intubating Introducers and Bougies
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159794841
RD 2024/09/16
AB The  endotracheal  tube  introducer  (also  known  as  an  introducer)  and  a  tracheal  tube  bougie  (also  known  as  the  bougie)  have  been  effective,  easy-to-use,  and  inexpensive  adjuncts  to  difficult  airway  management  for  many  years  (Figure  22-1).1  Although  newer  devices  such  as  the  fiberoptic  bronchoscopes  and  the  video  laryngoscopes  are  becoming  more  frequently  used  in  the  Emergency  Department  (ED)  in  difficult  airway  situations,  skills  pertaining  to  bougie  insertion  should  be  developed  and  maintained.2  They  can  be  valuable  if  other  intubating  modalities  are  not  readily  available  or  the  airway  cannot  be  secured  with  direct  laryngoscopy.  It  is  recommended  that  a  bougie  be  readily  available  in  every  ED.