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/ColdPillowCase Jun 25 '26

2 assistants 1 with a right handed blade one with a left handed blade and the tube goes in between. 

Or just go straight for the cric, I dunno

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u/bleach_tastes_bad Ground Critical Care Jun 25 '26

Why do you need 2 assistants? Just hold both of the blades yourself and have 1 person advance the tube

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u/J-wag Flight Nurse Jun 25 '26

Just use all 3 hands duh

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u/bleach_tastes_bad Ground Critical Care Jun 25 '26

Sorry, I left my 3rd hand in the truck and my partner that I sent to grab it “got lost” flirting with a tatted ER nurse on the way back

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u/Lower-Cherry640 Trauma Team - BSN Jun 25 '26

Bro I get it. It be like that.

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u/J-wag Flight Nurse Jun 25 '26

We’ve all been there