In this cadaver, the Macintosh blade is shown with the tip in the vallecula.
Reproduced with permission from: Orebaugh SL. Retraction blades for direct laryngoscopy. In: Atlas of Airway Management: Techniques and Tools, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2007. Copyright © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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