Factors That Contribute to Provider Decision Between Direct and Video Laryngoscopy in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Services System: A Survey.

Objective: In caring for critically ill patients in the prehospital setting, rapid, definitive airway management is a high-risk, crucial procedure. All helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) providers must proficiently and safely perform this procedure. Little information is available about the preference and efficacy of video laryngoscopy (VL) compared with direct laryngoscopy (DL).