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Table 5 Rescue devices

From: The difficult airway in the emergency department

Rescue device

No.

%

Laryngoscope, curved blade

51

54.8

Laryngoscope, curved blade and bougie

24

25.8

GlideScope

6

6.5

Formal tracheostomy

4

4.3

LMA

3

3.2

Cricothyroidotomy

3

3.2

Laryngoscope, straight blade

2

2.2

  1. LMA laryngeal mask airway