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Preparing your patient is one of the key factors in achieving that first-pass success. Remember your motto: Plan for success but prepare for failure. This step should not be skipped. Even for patients in extremis, many of these steps take very little time but are worth their weight in gold when you are searching for the magic epiglottis.
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Stevens, D.R. (2021). Preparing the Patient. In: Garvin, R. (eds) Intubating the Critically Ill Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56813-9_4
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