Verathon GlideScope - PROCEDURE 4. INTUBATE USING A VIDEO BATON AND STAT

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Operations & Maintenance Manual: Using the Device
PROCEdURE 4. INTUBATE USING A VIdEO BATON ANd STAT
If you are using a GlideScope Direct intubation trainer, skip to the next procedure, Intubate Using the
GlideScope Direct.
When you are guiding the endotracheal tube to the distal tip of the video laryngoscope, ensure
that you are looking in the patient’s mouth, not at the video monitor screen. Failure to do so
may result in injury, such as to the tonsils or soft palate.
WARNING
Several areas of the Stat that contact the patient can exceed 41°C (106°F) as part of normal
operation:
• The first area is the light‑emitting area surrounding the camera. When used as indicated,
continuous contact with this area is unlikely because, if tissue were to contact this area, the
view would be lost and devices would need to be adjusted to regain the airway view.
• The second area is the area surrounding the camera, out of view of the camera. Continuous
contact with this area is unlikely because the product is typically not held stationary for an
extended period of time exceeding 1minute.
If continuous contact is maintained for longer than 1minute, it is possible to cause thermal
damage such as a burn to the mucosal tissue.
WARNING
To perform an intubation, Verathon
®
recommends using the technique outlined in this procedure. Prior to
beginning this procedure, verify that the monitor is receiving an accurate image from the video laryngoscope.
1. Stabilize the patient’s head.
2. Look in the mouth, insert the blade midline, and then advance the tip into thevallecula.
3. Look at the screen, and then lift the epiglottis for a view of thelarynx.
4. Look in the mouth, and then introduce an endotracheal tube alongside theblade.
5. Look at the screen, and then complete theintubation.
6. If using a GlideRite
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Rigid Stylet, remove it by pulling toward the patient’sfeet.