Question

Nonchanneled rigid video laryngoscopes require the endotracheal tube be passed into the airway separately from the rigid video laryngoscope. Which device must always accompany the rigid video laryngoscope?

A) Miller blade
B) Stylet
C) Bougie
D) LMA
E) All the above"

Answer 1

A stylet is necessary to accompany a nonchanneled rigid video laryngoscope for intubation, as it helps guide the endotracheal tube into the airway.

Step-by-step explanation:

The device that must always accompany the rigid video laryngoscope during intubation when the endotracheal tube must be passed separately is a stylet. A stylet gives shape and rigidity to the endotracheal tube, facilitating its navigation through the airway. The other options listed, such as Miller blade, bougie, and LMA (laryngeal mask airway), are different tools that could be used in airway management, but they are not necessary components for operation with a nonchanneled rigid video laryngoscope as the stylet is.