Emergency resuscitation apparatus

Claim 1

An emergency endotracheal airway, comprising: a first expandable member and means for inflating said first expandible member by at least human breath to a volume effectively filling a pharyngeal region adapted to continuously seal both the oral and nasal passages extending therefrom; an endotracheal tube extending through said first expandable member and having an outer opening above said first expandable member and an inner opening below said first expandable member adapted to terminate in a trachea, a second expandable member and means for inflating said second expandible member by at least human breath surrounding said endotracheal tube adjacent said inner opening and adapted to continuously seal against a wall portion of said trachea, a laryngeal tube extending through said first expandable member and having an outer opening adapted to receive a supply of a selected fluid and an inner opening below said first expandable member adapted to terminate in a laryngeal region above said second expandable member; and a stylet removably inserted through said endotracheal tube and having a predetermined curvature and one rounded end adapted to guide said inner opening of said endotracheal tube into the trachea during insertion thereof, whereby when said endotracheal tube is properly inserted into said trachea, a patient can be ventilated by inflating said second expandible member and, if desired, said first expandable member, and administering gas to the patient's lungs via said endotracheal tube, and if said endotracheal tube is accidentially inserted into the patient's esophagus, the patient can be ventilated by inflating said first and second inflatable members and administering gas to the patient's lungs via said laryngeal tube.