Abstract: An intubating assembly used to position an intubation tube having a distal end, a proximal end and a generally resilient tubular configuration, into a trachea of a patient, the intubating assembly having a guide assembly that receives the intubation tube therein and conforms the intubation tube to its configuration. The guide assembly includes first and second introduction segments hingedly coupled to one another and positionable between a closed orientation, which defines a generally curved configuration of the guide assembly, and an open orientation, which defines a generally straight configuration of the guide assembly.