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Endotracheal intubation is the gold standard for

securing a patient’s airway—and one of the most

important skills paramedics perform. Its difficulty in

the hospital setting is topped by the unique

challenges faced in EMS.

Whether it’s a patient with cervical spine trauma or

a patient that cannot be removed from a dim and

inaccessible location, paramedics are frequently

required to intubate in suboptimal conditions that

increase the challenge of an already difficult skill.

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Video laryngoscopy can assist paramedics by maximizing visualization of the airway.

Video laryngoscopy can assist paramedics by maximizing

visualization of the airway. Studies have shown that video

laryngoscopes can improve laryngeal view.1,2,3 They also

provide paramedics with the ability to better visualize the

airway when the condition of the patient or scene prohibits

them from obtaining a sufficient direct view.

Video laryngoscopy can assist paramedics by maximizing visualization of the airway.

Unlike many video laryngoscopes, the McGRATH® MAC EMS is based on familiar Macintosh-like curvature, thereby enabling paramedics to utilize and reinforce existing direct laryngoscopy skills, employ video laryngoscopy with limited training, and maintain a direct glottic view.

Direct and indirect view in a single device

The McGRATH® MAC EMS enables providers to

maintain both a direct and indirect view of the patient’s

airway. Unlike many other video laryngoscopes, the

McGRATH® MAC EMS doesn’t require paramedics to

relinquish their direct view in order to incorporate

video laryngoscopy.

McGRATH® MAC EMS is designed and built for EMS professionals

Use and maintain existing direct laryngoscopy skills

The familiar Macintosh-like curvature of the McGRATH®

MAC Disposable Laryngoscope blade requires no

additional training and employs traditional Macintosh

laryngoscopy skills to facilitate the quickest and least

complicated tube placement while reinforcing direct

laryngoscopy skills with every use.

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Unlike many video laryngoscopes, the McGRATH® MAC EMS is based on familiar Macintosh-like curvature, thereby enabling paramedics to utilize and reinforce existing direct laryngoscopy skills, employ video laryngoscopy with limited training, and maintain a direct glottic view.

McGRATH® MAC EMS is designed and built for EMS professionals

McGRATH® MAC EMS improves your view in routine to extreme intubations

The McGRATH® MAC EMS is designed to improve visualization of the airway compared to direct laryngoscopy. The combination of the anterior camera angle and the unique slim-line blade can improve the Cormack and Lehane grade of view by 1–2 grades.2,4

Anterior camera angle provides wider range of visualization

The anterior camera angle enables the provider to see anatomy that is too far anterior to

view directly. Because emergent intubations don’t give providers the ability to evaluate

the difficulty of a patient’s airway ahead of time, being prepared for the wide

variety of anatomic differences that can result in a difficult airway gives

you confidence that you have the right tool for every intubation.

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McGRATH® MAC EMS improves your view in routine to extreme intubations

Slim-Line blade provides maneuverability

The McGRATH® MAC EMS disposable laryngoscope blade reduces blade

width to 11.9mm at the mouth area and is significantly slimmer than the

wedge-shaped direct laryngoscope, providing greater ability to maneuver the

device without pressing on the teeth. This can be particularly useful in small

mouth openings and nasal intubations.

Portrait view monitor helps reduce ‘blind spot’ soft palate injury risks

The combination of the slim-line McGRATH® MAC Disposable Laryngoscope

blade and the McGRATH® MAC EMS portrait screen is designed to help

reduce the risk of soft palate injury caused by ‘blind-spot’ and misplaced

stylet-supported tubes. The portrait orientation of the optics allows an

increased area of the soft palate to be visualized during tube placement.

The McGRATH® X blade™

The McGRATH® X blade is a sterile disposable single use blade that adds

extreme airway capability by providing a sweeping curvature which is

considerably more acute than the Macintosh-like McGRATH® MAC blades—

ideal for patients with extreme anterior airways or where minimal manipulation

is a requirement*.

The traditional Macintosh has ‘wedge’ shape - reducing

maneuverability

McGRATH® MAC EMS is built tough and easy to own

McGRATH® MAC EMS is built tough for EMS

Tough, robust and reliable to withstand demanding

EMS environments

The McGRATH® MAC EMS CameraStick™ is reinforced

with a steel-cored alloy chassis. It has been tested to

twice industry standards with an IPX7 rating to give

complete reassurance.

Completely portable

The compact and cable-free McGRATH® MAC EMS reduces

valuable set-up time. It provides a portable solution that

paramedics can carry with them, and the incorporated 2.5”

LCD monitor display keeps focus on the patient.

Fully immersible handle

The McGRATH® MAC EMS handle can be disinfected using

various disinfection techniques, including immersing the

handle in high-level disinfection solution.

Long lasting battery provides peace of mind

The McGRATH® MAC EMS utilizes 3.6V lithium power cells,

which provide up to 250 minutes of usage. A representation

of minutes remaining is displayed on screen. The on/off power

switch is integrated into the battery pack, so when a new

battery is fitted, the on/off function is renewed, keeping the

product young.

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McGRATH® MAC EMS is built tough and easy to own

The McGRATH® MAC EMS low cost of ownership allows EMS systems to afford the use of video laryngoscopy in routine use. Unlike some video laryngoscopes, the McGRATH® MAC Disposable Laryngoscope blades are high performance, low-cost, single-use sterile blades—enabling you to keep cost of ownership low.

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$200McGRATH® MAC EMS (illustrative pricing only)

Other video laryngoscope (example: $8,000 handle with $12 blade)

Other video laryngoscope (example: $1,000 handle with $25 blade)

Pricing Comparison

...being prepared for the wide variety of anatomic

differences that can result in a difficult airway gives

you confidence that you have the right tool for

every intubation.

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McGRATH® MAC EMS can assist with the unique challenges of EMS environments

EMS providers face unique challenges in intubating many patients. Whether attempting to intubate a patient with cervical spine trauma or one that cannot be moved from a dim, inaccessible, or otherwise suboptimal environment, the McGRATH® MAC EMS is a tool to provide additional visualization.

Studies have shown that intubation with the McGRATH® MAC EMS:

1 is quicker than with a direct-only Macintosh laryngoscope in

patients with cervical spine immobilization5

2 can reduce the number of intubation attempts and blade changes

when used as a first-line device6

3 can assist in more quickly removing obstructions with Suzy™

forceps due to the slim-line blade7

References

1 Aziz M, Dillman D, Kirsch J, et al. Video Laryngoscopy with the Macintosh Video Laryngoscope in Simulated Prehospital Scenarios by Paramedic Students. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2009:13:251-255.

2 DuCanto J, Higgins M. Direct and Video Laryngoscopy Using the McGRATH MAC Enhanced Direct Laryngoscope. A Special Report. Anesthesiology News. Aug.2013.

3 Guyette F, Farrell K, Carlson J, et al. Comparison of Video Laryngoscopy and Direct Laryngoscopy in a Critical Care Transport Service. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2013;Early Online:1-6.

4 Cunningham V, Chrystie P, Erskine J. The new McGRATH MAC 3 Videolaryngoscope. A case series of use in challenging airways. Southern General Hospital, Glasgow.

5 Shippey B, McGuire B, Dalton A. A comparison of the McGRATH video laryngoscope and the Macintosh laryngoscope in patients with cervical spine imobilisation. Anaesthesia. 2013: 68; 883-886

6 Capeck A, Thompson S, Young P, et al. Comparison of Macintosh and McGrath I a tertiary head and neck centre. Anaesthesia. 2013: 68; 883-886. (Abstract presented at the Annual Meeting of the Scottish Airway Group in Edinburgh, March 2013.) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.12328/abstract

7 Suzuki A, Tampo A, Inagaki Y, et al. Comparison of SUZY Forcepts/McGRATH MAC Video laryngoscope and Magill Forceps/Macintosh Laryngoscope for Foreign Body Removal-A Mannequin Study. American Society of Anesthesiologists. Oct.2014. Abstract.

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