In emergency and critical care medicine, one of the most common incidences of severe hypoxemia occurs during the process of endotracheal intubations. Endotracheal intubations, also known as insertion of a breathing tube, is a life saving technique used in medicine to help maintain oxygen delivery, to protect lungs from injury, for patients to safely undergo anesthesia for surgeries, as well as to help rest critically ill patients to allow their bodies time to recover. Despite advances in the field of medicine, the process of placing a breathing tube in emergency situations is still associated with an increase risk of hypoxemia up to 26.7%. This places patients at significant risk for cardiac dysrhythmia, brain damage and hemodynamic decompensation which may ultimately result in death. A UK national review of emergency intubations identified hypoxemia as a cause of death in 50% of intensive care intubations and 27% of Emergency Department intubations. Therefore, it is imperative to improve and develop methods to minimize hypoxemia during airway management.