2007-01-07 00:16:39 · 2 answers · asked by Sindbaad 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I mean what are the pathophysiology intubation ?
2007-01-07 00:19:50 · update #1
Can you provide give me some website where i can find all the information about pathophysiology intubation ?
2007-01-07 01:04:13 · update #2
a person is intubated when they go into respiratory arrest meaning they stop spontaneous breathing or a medical condition requires them to be sedated and then intubated due to combativeness or some other problem. a tube is inserted into the trachea by lifting the epiglottis so the vocal cords become visible. the tube is then passed through the cords and a balloon like bulb is then inflated at the end of the tube to form a seal. then the person is ventilated in a manner that would be like the spontaneous breathing that they are no longer doing. if a person has a gag reflex though this will not work. if the person is not sedated to knock out the gag reflex the person doing the intubation can pass a tube through the nose and down the back of the throat to bypass the gag reflex and still provide ventilation.
2007-01-07 00:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take it you mean what does intubation involve.
Intubation is done when a person is no longer able to breathe safely on his/her own. So a plastic tube is placed through the mouth into the throat (with the person anesthesized) and connected to an artificial respirator to help the person breathe.
2007-01-07 00:34:03 · answer #2 · answered by dan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋