Table 4 Alternate ventilation equipment in responded Japanese emergency departments (EDs)^a

 Oral airway

278 (85.8)

 Nasal airway

313 (96.6)

 SGA^b

167 (51.5)

  I-gel®

102 (31.5)

  LMA Classic®

39 (12.0)

  LMA ProSeal®

28 (8.6)

  Air-Q®

11 (3.4)

  Laryngeal tube®

6 (1.9)

  LMA Fastrach®

2 (0.6)

  LMA Supreme®

2 (0.6)

  Others

6 (1.9)

Reason for lack of SGA^c

N = 157

 A surgical airway is performed if ETI is difficult

92 (58.6)

 Lack of familiarity

62 (39.5)

 Perceived as not useful for emergency cases

29 (18.5)

 Expensive

5 (3.2)

 Other

38 (24.2)