Video Laryngoscopy
The LITFL Video Laryngoscopy Library is a collaborative airway education project developed with clinicians from Mount Sinai Hospital. The library uses recorded laryngoscopy to teach airway anatomy, procedural technique, performance-error recognition and structured video review.
Start with the Airway Glossary and Video laryngoscopy anatomy to learn the language and landmarks of laryngoscopy. The Stepwise approach describes what should happen during an intubation, while Performance errors examines recognised deviations from optimal technique. Reviewing a video laryngoscopy brings these elements together into a reproducible framework for self-review, teaching and feedback.
Individual Airway Video Cases then apply the framework to real recordings, progressing from uncomplicated laryngoscopy to anatomical variants, technical problems and more difficult airway scenarios.
References
Workshops and courses
- Nelson B. Advanced Airway Management. Medmastery course
Video laryngoscopy library
- Airway Glossary
- Stepwise Approach to Video Laryngoscopy
- Performance Errors in Video Laryngoscopy
- How to Review a Laryngoscopy Video
- Laryngoscopic Airway Anatomy
- Airway Video Cases
FOAMed
- Long N. Adult Intubation Checklist. LITFL
- Long N. Paediatric Intubation Checklist. LITFL
- Weingart S. EMCrit 176 – Updated EMCrit Rapid Sequence Intubation Checklist
- Weingart S. EMCrit 300 – Airway Continuous Quality Improvement and the Resus Airway Bundle
- Weingart S. EMCrit 360 – A Taxonomy of Key Performance Errors for Emergency Intubation (Primer)
Journal articles
- Weingart SD, Barnicle RN, Janke A, Bhagwan SD, Tanzi M, McKenna PJ, Bracey A; Resuscitationists Research Group. A taxonomy of key performance errors for emergency intubation. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Nov;73:137-144.
- Bryan A, Feltes J, Sweetser PW, Winsten S, Hunter I, Yamane D. Hyperangulated video laryngoscopy in the emergency department: An analysis of errors and factors leading to prolonged apnea time. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Sep;95:153-158.
- Weingart SD et al. The Airway Lead and the Creation of a Comprehensive Emergency Airway Quality Program. J Emerg Med. 2025 May;72:104-111.
- Bracey A, Lacy AJ, Weingart SD, Ata A, Giuliano AS, Lewis JC, Mantas J, Bayly B, Doyle M, Barnicle RN. A taxonomy of key performance errors associated with hyperangulated video laryngoscopy for emergency intubation. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Mar;101:152-158.
Dr. Tim Friedmann, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is an Assistant Program Director for the residency program and works clinically at Mount Sinai Hospital and Elmhurst Hospital | Sinai EM |
BA MA (Oxon) MBChB (Edin) FACEM FFSEM. Emergency physician, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Passion for rugby, medical history, medical education, and asynchronous learning #FOAMed evangelist. Editor-in-Chief and Webmaster of Life in the Fast lane, LITFL | On Call 4e| Eponyms | Books | Horology |