Magill forceps
The Magill forceps are medical forceps that - unlike swab forceps - are angled. The gripper jaws are also roughened and widened. This makes the Magill forceps particularly suitable for use in the mouth and throat. It is often used in combination with laryngoscopy to remove foreign bodies from the upper airways , to position the tube during nasal intubation, and to insert gastric tubes into the esophagus .
Like other medical instruments, the Magill forceps are made of metal and can therefore be autoclaved . Its inventor was the Irish anesthetist Ivan Whiteside Magill , who also developed a special endotracheal tube .
Magill pliers are made in different sizes. For adults the total length is 24 cm, for children 20 cm and for babies 16 cm.
literature
- Flake / Runggaldier: Working techniques AZ for the rescue service: picture atlas rescue service. Elsevier, Munich, 2008. ISBN 978-3437483202