Rescuer position for tracheal intubation on the ground

Comparison of Sitting Face-to-Face Intubation (Two-Person Technique) with Standard Oral-tracheal Intubation in Novices: A Mannequin Study

“…Previous reports in EMS literature describing single-person face-to-face intubation state that the right hand should be used to insert the blade and the left to place the tube (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9). The position of the intubator is usually on the patient's right side, or straddling the patient (3,7,8,11,30). To perform the two-person faceto-face technique, we modified the procedure.…”

Comparison of Laryngeal Mask Supreme® and Soft Seal® for airway management in several positions

“…Emergent airway management can be very difficult because of the relative positions of the rescuer and patient [13]. Conventional McL is the most widely used device for tracheal intubation, but its use is considered difficult without proper patient positioning.…”

Evaluation of tracheal intubation in several positions by the Pentax-AWS Airway Scope: a manikin study

“…Tracheal intubation with the McL requires axial alignment of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx as well as the manipulation of tracheal tubes. Emergent intubation with the McL is generally very difficult in the lateral, sitting, or prone positions due to the difficulty of achieving axial alignment [10,11].…”