Laryngoscope
Hola amigos de la colmena, ¿alguno de ustedes sabe lo que es un laringoscopio?, ¿Cual es su uso? Y ¿Cual es el personal que mas lo utiliza? Si no lo sabes no te preocupes, hoy aprenderás sobre este instrumento y su importancia.
Hello friends of the hive, do any of you know what a laryngoscope is, what is its use? And which is the staff that uses it the most? If you don't know, don't worry, today you will learn about this instrument and its importance.
Structure of the Laryngoscope
- Handle: used to hold and control the instrument. Inside are the batteries necessary to turn on the light, which is usually fibre optic due to its illumination capacity, although other types of incandescent bulbs or LEDs are also used. It also contains the blade that is introduced inside the larynx during laryngoscopy, although contrary to what may appear from its name, it does not produce any type of cut in the tissues.
- Blade: A blade that serves to move the tongue and epiglottis apart. At the end of the blade there is usually a light source (a small bulb or a fibre optic light point originating from the handle). The blade may be reusable, in which case it must be sterilised after each use, or disposable.
Manufacturing Material
Suelen ser de acero inoxidable de grado quirúrgico, pero también están disponibles en plástico, según el fabricante.
They are usually made of surgical grade stainless steel, but are also available in plastic, depending on the manufacturer.
Parts of the Laryngoscope
Types of laryngoscope
Existen dos tipos de estos instrumentos: flexibles o rígidos.
There are two types of these instruments: flexible or rigid.
- Rigid laryngoscope: this is an instrument whose size is always the same and is used for shallow laryngoscopy. It is the one we have been talking about in this article.
- Flexible laryngoscope: apart from being able to visualise the shallower part of the larynx, it allows to go deeper into the larynx thanks to an extendable flexible tube. They usually have a camera for real-time viewing of the inside of the patient and subsequent viewing of the video.
El personal de anestesia y de cuidados intensivos es el que más utiliza este instrumento, mientras que los bomberos y los paramédicos también llevan este equipo para salvar vidas.
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care staff are the most common users of this instrument, while firefighters and paramedics also carry this life-saving equipment.
Hoy en día, gracias a la tecnología, se han diseñado laringoscopios digitales que permiten al médico tener una mejor imagen de lo que ocurre en el interior del paciente.
Today, thanks to technology, digital laryngoscopes have been designed to give the doctor a better picture of what is going on inside the patient.
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