摘要 |
A laryngoscope and associated method of intubating a patient. A laryngoscope includes a handle and a blade extending outwardly from the handle. The blade has a surface for contacting a tongue of a patient during an intubation procedure. The blade surface includes first, second and third sections. The first section is positioned between the handle and the second section. The second section is positioned between the first and third sections. The first and third sections are concave. The second section is convex. A method of intubating a patient includes the steps of: inserting a laryngoscope into an oral cavity, the laryngoscope including a blade having a surface for contacting a tongue; displacing the tongue into a submental space using a first concave section of the blade surface; and preventing subluxation of the tongue into a pharyngeal cavity using a second convex section of the blade surface.
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