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What defines us as paramedics is the willingness to to perform interventions that contribute to the best outcomes and avoiding interventions that carry risks of resulting in a bad outcome. Is an SGA the BEST means of managing an airway? Not overall. Is it the BEST means of managing YOUR patient's airway? It may very well be. We need to stop thinking about whether SGAs or ETTs are first line or second line airways and start thinking about WHICH airway is the APPROPRIATE first-line airway for the