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The Many Benefits of Single-Use Laryngoscope Blades
A switch to single-use laryngoscope blades can save your facility the time and expense of
reprocessing and repair while reducing the risk of cross-contamination during intuba-
tion, says Precision Medical Devices, whose disposable, surgical-grade stainless steel
blades, available in a full range of Macintosh and Miller sizes and with LED or fiber-optic
illumination, are designed to fit any laryngoscope handle on the market. A study of anes-
thetists doing rapid-sequence intubation (tinyurl.com/k9stax6) shows that single-use
steel blades deliver better first-attempt success rates than reusable metal ones.
pmdmfg.com • $160 per box of 20 blades
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