Ventilate and pre-oxygenate the patient with 100% oxygen (oxygenation with a non-rebreather mask is adequate if the patient is spontaneously breathing; if the patient does not have adequate spontaneous ventilations, use bag-valve-mask ventilation with supplemental passive nasal cannula [or high-flow nasal cannula if available] Turn on the video laryngoscope, and verify the light and camera are working.