Difficult Airway & Intubation Trolley Buying Guide
RIFE Medical Buying Guide
How to Choose a Difficult Airway or Intubation Trolley
Select the trolley around your airway protocol, equipment set, drawer organisation, endoscopy storage, mobility route and cleaning workflow—not just trolley size.
Start with the clinical workflow
Emergency, ICU and operating-theatre teams may organise airway equipment differently. Map the equipment groups, who needs access, whether scopes or long accessories require separate storage, and how the trolley will move through doors, lifts and bedside spaces.
Equipment layout
Match drawer and compartment layout to the hospital's own airway checklist.
Match drawer and compartment layout to the hospital's own airway checklist.
Mobility & stability
Confirm castor size, brakes and overall dimensions for the intended department.
Confirm castor size, brakes and overall dimensions for the intended department.
Cleaning access
Prefer surfaces and removable storage elements that suit the facility's cleaning process.
Prefer surfaces and removable storage elements that suit the facility's cleaning process.
Compare the two RIFE airway-trolley formats
Magic Box vs R6: what is different?
| Selection point | Magic Box | R6 |
|---|---|---|
| Primary format | Compact classified airway storage | Airway storage plus dedicated endoscopy box |
| Drawer loading | 25 kg stated | 25 kg stated |
| Castors | 4 × 100 mm, 2 brakes | 4 × 100 mm, 2 brakes |
| Best reason to shortlist | Organised difficult-airway/intubation equipment platform | Need for classified storage plus long-scope/endoscopy storage |
What to send RIFE before quotation
Share the department, airway-equipment checklist, preferred drawer grouping, need for scope/endoscopy storage, doorway or lift restrictions, quantity and delivery location.
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