Medical Terminology · Respiratory System · Medium

Intubation

Meaning: Insertion of a tube into the windpipe to maintain an open airway, usually for ventilation.

In practice: Rapid sequence intubation was performed in the emergency department to protect the airway of the unconscious patient.

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