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Alfen blind intubation device works on manikins
Alfen: a novel blind intubation device for prehospital medicine – a manikin study
BMJ Innovations · Added 18 May 2026
Manikin study with 157 intubation attempts achieved >98% success rate with the novel blind intubation device across operators of varying experience.
- Study type
- Simulation
- Design
- Manikin simulation study
- Participants
- 157 participants across three experience levels using three manikins
- Main finding
- 155 of 157 intubation attempts succeeded (>98%); the two failures were by operators with no prior intubation experience.
- Caveat
- Manikin study only; no patient data and no comparison with standard laryngoscopy or supraglottic devices.
- Bottom line
- Hypothesis-generating
Learning goal
Weigh the role of novel blind intubation devices against conventional airway techniques in prehospital practice.
More
- Topic: Airway & ventilation
- Daily scan: 18 May 2026
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