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Sat Sep 2 16:40:55 BST 2006

Hi Chris,
A few have us have electively tried using the AirTraq in the 'warm-up stage' (light flickering) to see if we could manage if we grabbed it in an emergency. Whilst not ideal, intubation is still possible....just feels like you are working in disco (showing my age there I think!) We are going to try it further before we start reaching for it in emergency intubations rather than just difficult electives.

Regards
Mark F
UK

----- Original Message ----
From: Christopher Clarke (CMDHB) <Chris.Clarke at middlemore.co.nz>
To: "Trauma & Critical Care mailing list" <trauma-list at trauma.org>
Sent: Saturday, 2 September, 2006 1:01:33 AM
Subject: RE: UltraScope

Hi Scot;

We are just trailling the AirTraq in NZ.  Completly agree with you about the time to warm up and in urgent situations.

Light is fab once up though as is the lens you look through., and so is the price!  Rep's here as you stated; say they cannot reduce the time to warm up the light.

One of the ideas we also gave to the rep was to close the track that the tube goes into from the end tip up about 3cm, just to help hold the tube in place, especially with smaller tubes.

Regards

Chris

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From: Scot, Marc [mailto:m.scot at mca.nl]
Sent: Fri 01/09/2006 22:11
To: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list; Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list
Subject: RE: UltraScope

In the Netherlands it is called the Airtraq. And it is a very good prized disposable intubatingscoop for some 37 euro.
I have used the first version a few months ago and it works great. But the version  that is now on the market in the Netherlands has a strange twist: When you turn it on, the lightbulb starts to blink for 2 whole minutes, to warm it against condensation. I have talked to the representatives of the company and they are only willing to reduce it to 1 minute. For me still to long in case of emergency.

M.G.M. Scot MD
Consultant Anesthesology
Chairman Emergency Medicine Section, Dutch Society of Anesthesiology

Department Anesthesiology & Pain
Medisch Centrum Alkmaar
Alkmaar
the Netherlands
+31 (0)72 548 3124 / 3123
Snailmail
PO Box 501
1800 AM Alkmaar
the Netherlands
Email
M.Scot at MCA.Nl

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do.
Attitude determines how well you do it.

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: MARK FORREST [mailto:atacc.doc at btinternet.com]
Verzonden: di 29-8-2006 22:22
Aan: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list
Onderwerp: Re: UltraScope

Hi Bob,
I have attached some pictures of a UK equivalent which is cheap and nasty to look at, but actually works very well. (Costs ~£38 sterling)
I chose the second image, which isn't brilliant ,but it shows a bougie passing through the cords, viewed through the device.

Regards
Mark F
UK
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