Laryngoscope Blades & Handles



Q&A

Question: Posted 18-March-08

Are there any clinical advantages to using LED light illumination over current xenon bulb ?
Answer: Posted 18th March-08

Allow me to provide some information on this matter which is currently gaining importance amongst clinicians.
I have attached herewith a copy of a research based poster presented at the European Society of Anesthesiology (ESA) meeting in Munich in June 2007. This also appeared in Paediatric Anaesthesia, Vol. 17, June 2007, pp 606-607(2) as a prize winning research paper.

TruLite™

TruLite™
 
“ Loaded Ready To GO !!” 
 
  • The only disposable metal blade/handle combination,
  • LED illumination gives bluish white colour that is with spectrum now recognized as ideal for enhancing viewing of tissues
  • Soldered trip ensures non-traumatic blade entry,
  • Special light weight, only 120 gram including the AA batteries
  • Unbreakable handle that folds so that blade-handle fits into most EMS pouches,
  • Already tested by S.W.A.T teams and AirVac Crews.
  • Ideal for Hospital Crash Trolleys
  • Mac 2,3 & 4 colour coded sizes already available,

    Mil 1,2 & 3 sizes available late May’08



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TruLite™ Blade & Handle - Closed position
TruLite™ Blade & Handle - Open position
TruLite™ Mac Sizes - 2,3,4 - Closed position

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TruLite™ Mac Sizes - 2,3,4 - Open position (Left View)
TruLite™ Mac Sizes - 2,3,4 - Open position (Right View)
TruLite™ Mac Sizes - 2,3,4 - In the field


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EMS1.Com
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Laryngoscopy — its past and future
by Richard M. Cooper, BSc MSc MD FRCPC
 
"MAN’S assumption of an upright posture, coupled with our tendency to live in social groups has resulted in some bad habits - simultaneous eating and talking. This has necessitated exclusion of the larynx from the line of sight connecting the mouth to the esophagus. While this does make eating safer and more interesting, it has complicated the task for airway managers..."

 

  • Reduces difficult by atleast one grade, making difficult cases easier to intubate.

 

  • Continuous oxygen flow at 10 litre per minute extends the window of intubation ;cleans away secretions & prevents fogging.

 

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