Will Video Laryngoscopy become the norm?

[u/Radiant_Alchemist]

I love VL. They make standard laryngoscopes look brutal. They're less traumatizing, they give a better view, they have a better first-pass success. Sure you need to learn direct laryngoscopy but let's say in 5 years from now will they be used as routine in OR and ER intubations? Or will they be saved for hard cases?

I've been told that the equipment tends to suck and that we won't have VL as available as in the current department that I'm working so I should stick to Macintosh and McCoy.

[u/Muted_Evidence7926]

Frankly, both are a necessary (and important mandatory) skill. Had a glide scope battery failure into an RSI. Yes, before you ask, I personally tested it before but it went out after we used rocuronium. After a brief underwear changing moment, we used a manual blade and were ok.