Airway Cam Guide to Intubation

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     The Airway Cam Guide to intubation and Practical Emergency Airway Management provides a practical approach to first pass intubation success. Techniques, airway anatomy, and case examples are illustrated using more than 450 full color photographs, including step-by-step laryngoscopy images from Dr. Levitan's patented Airway Cam. This head-mounted camera aligns with the dominant pupil and permits imaging of laryngoscopy from the operator's perspective. Airway Cam videotapes are used in more than 2,500 hospitals and EMS systems in 25 countries.
  • Explains the importance of finding the epiglottis first and recognizing laryngeal landmarks, especially the posterior cartilages and interarytenoid notch.
     
  • Provides an overall laryngoscopy strategy with fast and effective maneuvers for improving laryngeal view--external laryngeal manipulation, head-elevated laryngoscopy positioning, and straight-to-cuff stylet shaping.
     
  • Offers clear guidelines on when to avoid RSI and use awake approaches.
     
  • Covers special clinical challenges, and the selection of laryngoscopy equipment and alternative devices.
     
  • Includes nasal intubation, surgical approaches, pediatric laryngoscopy, and creating practical emergency airway kits.
     
  • 324 pages, 450 color illustrations, ISBN: 1929018126

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Airway Cam Guide to Intubation and Practical Emergency Airway Management
Above all, this text lives up to its promise and provides a practical approach to airway management in the emergency setting as well as a step-by-step visual guide to laryngoscopy…The Airway Cam images, combined with the very complete discussion of airway anatomy constitute wonderful preparation for those about to perform intubation for the first time, for novice intubators, and for experienced laryngoscopists wanting a thorough review. We have not seen anything akin to the images produced by the Airway Cam in any other text or educational material...First and foremost, if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the Airway Cam images used in this book are worth millions…In addition to the outstanding pictures, we found the strategy/algorithm described in the book concise, logical, and easy to apply. The author’s emphasis on a methodic approach, redundancy of safety, and having a precise backup/rescue plan is something we believe all emergency physicians should embrace…In our opinion, this volume belongs on the bookshelf of every emergency physician (or more broadly, on the bookshelves of all those called upon to manage airways on an emergency basis).
Reviewer: Burg DM, Donner N.
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine, 2005; 12: 789-790
Airway Cam Guide to Intubation and Practical Emergency Airway Management
Dr. Richard Levitan…is perhaps best known for his invention of the "Airway Cam" system for externally visualizing and recording ordinary intubations. Now Dr. Levitan has written a surprisingly comprehensive guide to emergency airway management that draws heavily upon his vast experience using this technology. The result is a beautifully illustrated airway management guide bursting with full colour illustrations. The Airway Cam Guide to Intubation and Practical Emergency Airway Management emphasizes practical techniques most likely to yield "first pass" intubation success using traditional intubation tools. The text is replete with tips, techniques, airway anatomy, and numerous case examples, all illustrated in full colour. I was particularly pleased to see step-by-step laryngoscopy images used in abundance…All-in-all, this is a splendid, well-illustrated work that is worthy of residing in the anesthesia library of individuals and departments alike.
Reviewer: Doyle DJ.
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2005; 52: 4: 448.
Airway Cam Guide to Intubation and Practical Emergency Airway Management
Because a picture is worth a thousand words, this text most eloquently arms the reader with some of the best pictures of endotracheal intubation that can be found. The author used a novel device, the “Airway Cam” mentioned in the title, to capture the images used in the text. The result is a sequential first-person view of intubation…The technique sounds basic; the results are advanced. In summary…[it is] an excellent text. It will no doubt receive much attention from residency directors; however, its appeal should be more broad. Academic individuals can learn improved teaching techniques, practitioners who are uncomfortable with their skills can increase their knowledge and self-confidence, and those who already feel accomplished can broaden their arsenal of emergency airway management techniques.
Reviewer: Southall J.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2005; 46: 212-213
Airway Cam Guide to Intubation and Practical Emergency Airway Management
Richard M. Levitan, MD, has produced...one of the most exhaustive and detailed textbooks on the art, science and skill of endotracheal intubation...if you're ready to perfect your technique and want a text that will provide you with a real-life, visual perspective, this text is for you.
Reviewer: Wesley K.
Source: Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 2005; 30:111.
Airway Cam Guide to Intubation and Practical Emergency Airway Management
The discipline of emergency medicine is deeply committed to training its residents in airway management and has made substantial progress in this field during the past 20 years. Dr. Levitan…is the inventor of the Airway Cam, a direct laryngoscopy video system…Dr. Levitan has used his invention for teaching and research in rigid laryngoscopy techniques, and his substantial expertise in this area is reflected in this book…This reviewer recommends the book to all responsible for airway management and tracheal intubation.
Reviewer: Ovassapian A.
Source: Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2005; 101:930.

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