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Fig. 2 | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Fig. 2

From: Intubation during a medevac flight: safety and effect on total prehospital time in the helicopter emergency medical service system

Fig. 2

Map of the cabin and positioning of providers performing in-flight intubation. Cabin and provider seat sizes are shown. Physician 1 oxygenates the patient, secures the airway, and intubates the patient. Devices for IFI are set on the left side of Physician 1. Nurse and Physician 2 prepare and administer medications. They also support the procedure. The use of video laryngoscopy or direct laryngoscopy for intubation is at the discretion of the attending physician. Physicians preferred to use the video laryngoscope for IFI presumably due to the limited space of the cabin

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