Introductory chapters cover the fundamentals including equipment preparation, fibreoptic airway aids, the acquisition of basic skills and the role of fibreoptic intubation in difficult airway management. All aspects of fibreoptic intubation in the anaesthetized and awake patient including techniques for teaching are described. Techniques for paediatrics, intensive care and endobronchial intubation are also covered. The reader will benefit from author's guidance, and gain the necessary grounding to implement these techniques in clinical practice. Anaesthetists of all grades, intensivists as well as anaesthetic nurses and operating department practitioners involved in airway management will find this practical book a very useful purchase.