Assertion: neuromuscular block | /r/CapableOf | paralyze vocal cords
Facets:
value: firstly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In clinical use, neuromuscular block is used adjunctively to anesthesia to produce paralysis, firstly to paralyze the vocal cords, and permit intubation of the trachea, and secondly to optimize the surgical field by inhibiting spontaneous ventilation, and causing relaxation of skeletal muscles.