Tracheal intubation

Tracheal intubation, usually known as intubation, is when a flexible plastic tube is put into the trachea (windpipe) to keep an open airway or to help put certain drugs into the body. It is normally done in critically injured, ill, or anesthetized patients to keep air moving in and out of the lungs, including mechanical ventilation, and to prevent the possibility of asphyxiation.

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