Intubation speed by experts in a simulated model of cardiac arrest with continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

A prospective, randomised, cross over trial. Method: 1. Participants will be recruited by volunteering. It will be promoted through an internal email to Anaesthetics staff members of the Hunter New England Area Health Service and at Departmental meetings 2. The participants will be initially randomised to either a traditional ‘direct’ laryngoscope with size four mac-blade, or a McGrath® videolaryngoscope with size four blade using a random binary number generator (0,1). The binary outcome will be concealed in individual opaque envelopes. 3. Participants will enter the room with a high fidelity manikin undergoing continuous compressions via a Lucas II mechanical compression device. 4. The participant will be asked to hold the mask and self-inflating bag and when ready, attempt intubation with the randomly allocated device. 5. All participants will be required to intubate the manikin with a size 7 endotracheal tube (ETT), and bougie whilst the manikin is receiving continuous compressions. 6. A study author will record the time taken to successfully intubate and attempts made. 7. The participants will then be asked to do steps 3-5 using the alternate laryngoscope with a washout period of no less than 30seconds 8. The participants will be asked to complete a post-procedure questionnaire Fidelity will be assessed by the post-task questionnaire, to be completed by candidates.