Shallow throat orotracheal intubation guide

An intubation guide comprising:

• an elongated aft member with a support member depending from a distal end of the aft member;
• a rigid guide wall;
• and
• a side arm connected to the guide wall, the guide wall being pivotally mounted to the aft member through the side arm and in spaced relationship to the support member so as to define an intubation tube passageway between the guide wall and the support member.

An intubation guide comprising:

• an elongated aft member with a support member depending from a distal end of the aft member;
• a guide wall in spaced relationship to the support member;
• and
• a generally flexible spout extending from the aft member and toward the guide wall.

A method of inserting an orotracheal tube into a laryngeal opening in a patient's throat comprising:

• mounting an orotracheal tube to an intubation guide having an aft member with a support member depending from the aft member and a guide wall spaced from the support member by a distance, the tube being mounted on the aft member so as to extend against the guide wall;
• inserting the guide wall into the patient's throat and against a back wall thereof with a portion of the aft member situated over the patient's tongue, and with the guide wall in a first position whereat the distance has a magnitude;
• pivoting the guide wall relative to the aft member from a first position toward a second position whereby to decrease the magnitude of the distance;
• continuing to insert the guide wall into the patient's throat until the support member is over the back of the tongue;
• applying traction on the support member to pull the back of the tongue away from the back of the throat to enlarge the area at the back of the throat and align the space between the guide wall and the support member over the larynx for insertion of the orotracheal tube into the laryngeal opening through the space.