During a pre-hospital RSI, the clinician uses a video laryngoscope and obtains a Grade 1 view but is unable to pass the endotracheal tube. What is the...

Question

During a pre-hospital RSI, the clinician uses a video laryngoscope and obtains a Grade 1 view but is unable to pass the endotracheal tube. What is the most likely reason?

Accepted Answer

The tube is being advanced at the wrong angle - the stylet needs to follow the blade curvature rather than a straight path

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The patient has a subglottic stenosis

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The vocal cords are oedematous

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The tube is too large for the patient's airway

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Laryngospasm is preventing tube passage

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Video Laryngoscopy

During a pre-hospital RSI, the clinician uses a video laryngoscope and obtains a Grade 1 view but is unable to pass the endotracheal tube. What is the most likely reason?