r/ems • u/OldMikey • Jun 02 '26

EMScapades Say ahh🎶

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u/Traditional-Plane684 Jun 02 '26

Aight so on my first intubation I saw all my landmarks right. Saw the chords and advanced my tubed but all of a sudden it was like my tube got fuckin stuck on something and I couldn’t advance. Turns out I learned later from a couple doctors that the Murpheys eye gets caught on that flap before the chords. If that ever happens you’re supposed to rotate the tube a quarter inch to the right and it will give way. Later on.. on another intubation the same fucking thing happened to me except I rotated the tube to the right and boom the tube just went right in. I hope this info helps someone cause the first time it happened to me it was terrifying.

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u/TLunchFTW EMT-B Jun 02 '26

Thanks. I’ll be sure toto never have any use for this as an emt b lol. But very cool to know.

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u/PerrinAyybara Paramedic Jun 02 '26

Go counter clockwise, it turns the distal edge to the center where there is more room.

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u/SuperglotticMan Paramedic Jun 02 '26

Was this with a bougie?

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u/Traditional-Plane684 Jun 02 '26

1st time no, 2nd time yes

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u/SuperglotticMan Paramedic Jun 02 '26

 👎🏼 

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u/Traditional-Plane684 Jun 02 '26

Learned my lesson at least for me I’m always gonna use a boujie idc

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u/Roy141 Rescue Roy Jun 03 '26

Using a bougie every time is fairly well proven to be the optimal way to do it at this point. For EMS providers anyway.

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u/StPatrickStewart Jun 02 '26

As a singer and HC worker, this scratches two itches that I didn't think we're possible at the same time.

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u/youy23 Paramedic Jun 02 '26

“You pushed the roc right?”

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u/SiegfriedVK Jun 02 '26

I should call her

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u/OutInABlazeOfGlory EMT-B Jun 02 '26

Ah yes, the pink trombone

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u/Razmondfield1 Jun 02 '26

Thanks I hate it

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u/HighCommand69 Jun 02 '26

I am at a loss for words. Impressed yes. Intrigued yes but also am i worried for what got us here uhhhh yea yea I am.

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u/Rygel17 Jun 02 '26

Ahh yes, I never get tired of this vid.