Insertion of the endotracheal tube. A) The tube is rotated somewhat laterally and inserted from the right of midline so that the vocal cords can be kept in view at all times. B) With the stylet in place and after molding into a hockey stick configuration, the tube is inserted into the trachea, and the laryngoscope blade is removed from the mouth. C) The stylet is removed and the tube held securely in place.
Reproduced with permission from: King C, Rappaport LD. Emergent endotracheal intubation. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, 2nd ed, King C, Henretig FM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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