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Blade
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Figure 6-6 Attaching the laryngoscope blade to the handle. The blade locks into place when
it is properly engaged.
Patients with short necks, high larynxes, or who are obese often need straight
A straight blade func- blades to displace the tongue and attached soft tissues upward. A straight blade also
tions better in patients with
short necks, high or rigid functions better in patients with rigid larynxes due to scar formation or trauma
larynxes, or obesity.
(Whitten, 1997).
Springer-Verlag. Used with permission. From Finucane, B. T., & Santora, A. H. (2003), Principles of airway management (3rd ed.). New York:
Figure 6-7 Proper placement of a straight (Miller) blade during intubation. The blade lifts up
the epiglottis anteriorly to expose the glottic opening and vocal cords.
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