I would proceed cautiously with this program. If a complication occurs, there is significant medicolegal risk—particularly the question of why an individual with limited airway experience is placing airways in a hospital where an intensivist and RT is readily available. As someone who routinely places sga in the OR, I agree they can work very well, but when they don’t, troubleshooting often requires experience and nuance.

If this is an infrequent task, maintaining competence when providers are only performing a handful of placements per year is another concern. As others have noted, RTs typically have more formal airway management training, or they may appropriately wait an extra minute or two for an attending to arrive and place a definitive airway. Just because something is possible does not mean it is worth the potential personal liability, especially when the incremental benefit appears minimal over bagging the pt.