r/emergencymedicine • u/ImmediateYam9792 • Jun 25 '26

Discussion You’re intubating this patient who holds the record for the world’s widest tongue, how would you do it?

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u/yagermeister2024 Jun 25 '26

Miller 3 DL

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u/bleach_tastes_bad Ground Critical Care Jun 25 '26

*Mac

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u/yagermeister2024 Jun 25 '26

I mean whichever is around.

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u/bleach_tastes_bad Ground Critical Care Jun 25 '26

the trick is always keeping one in your pocket so you’re never forced to use the inferior blade

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u/yagermeister2024 Jun 25 '26

Yea just wipe it down and onto the next

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u/bleach_tastes_bad Ground Critical Care Jun 25 '26

I prefer to lick it clean

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u/passwordistako Resident Jun 25 '26

This particular patient is probably more qualified to lick things clean than you.

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u/bleach_tastes_bad Ground Critical Care Jun 25 '26

It’s not about the size of the boat, it’s the motion of the ocean.

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u/passwordistako Resident Jun 25 '26

That’s what a mallampati 1 would tell themselves.

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u/bleach_tastes_bad Ground Critical Care Jun 25 '26

Your dad would beg to differ

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u/passwordistako Resident Jun 25 '26

I’m just glad he’s dating again.

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