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their targeted tidal volumes.
Another plus: It's small, portable,
and easy to disassemble — it takes
just a few seconds — and it's all
autoclavable.
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6. Airtraq Avant
Guided Video Intubation
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Video-guided intubation continues
to make difficult intubations a little easier. Instead of intubating
from behind, you face the patient.
After inserting the guiding channel, you look through the eyepiece — a small built-in video
monitor — to identify the airway
structures. Once you're in front of
the glottis, you align the vocal
cords and slowly push in the
endotracheal tube. The channel
stays in place while you connect
the circuit. Then you pull the tube
away toward the side and gently
pull the channel back toward the
4. AIR OF EFFICIENCY Maquet's FLOW-I promises to save
between 25% and 35% on anesthetic agents with its 're-breathing' technology. 5. IN AND OUT Phillips' IntelliSave AX700 helps
patients recover faster by giving them only the amount of
breathing help they need. 6. OUT FRONT Airtraq's Avant guided
video intubation device lets you face the patient with difficult
intubations. 7. GOOD CALL The Clarus Cell Phone Endoscope
Adapter uses your iPhone, Droid or iPad as a monitor.
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