With 70 minutes of video and a 50 minute podcast we start by understanding the many reasons why we need to intubate the patient at all. It might not be just because their airway is compromised. There are other things to consider too.

Then we will look at the anatomy of the airway to help us better understand what it is the person intubating is going to be looking for and why something like cricoid pressure might be important.

Next is the positioning of the patient and the use of the bag-valve-mask, which is often done poorly in untrained hands.

We then learn about the drugs needed and why we use them. Here there is the chance to listen to a podcast I made with one of my good friends Dr Nitin Arora when we talk about the different drugs we might use in certain circumstances.

The equipment will come next. We use a lot of it which you may not be familiar with, and an appreciation of each piece will make you a better practitioner.

Finally we talk about the actual intubation process and, through the use of a checklist, take you through from start to finish.