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A previous study showed that students trained with the GlideScope video laryngoscope performed direct laryngoscopy better than those trained with the Macintosh laryngoscope (JW Emerg Med Jul 23 2010). In the current study, researchers in Germany compared intubation skills in 86 novice medical students who were randomized to training with either a standard Macintosh laryngoscope or the C-MAC video laryngoscope. The C-MAC incorporates a standard Macintosh laryngoscope blade with an integrated video camera directed toward the distal tip. Students were trained by anesthesiology residents on anesthetized adult surgical patients without difficult airway predictors. Intubation skills with a direct laryngoscope were assessed on a standardized manik…