26.08.2013                      20.Elul.5773

Gesundheit & Forschung:

Health Scan: A better way to get the tube in

Intubation is the sometimes-tricky placement of a plastic tube into the lungs that allows anesthetized or critically ill patients to breathe.

Intubation is the sometimes-tricky placement of a plastic tube into the lungs that allows anesthetized or critically ill patients to breathe. The standard procedure requires the physician to see the trachea and choose between two very similar holes, one leading to the lungs and the other to the stomach. Failure to identify the correct one can kill the patient. In addition, intubation sometimes has to be carried out on the battlefield, or on patients who have blood or liquids obstructing the way….