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  2. Tracheal intubation - Wikipedia

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    An endotracheal tube in good position on CXR. Arrow marks the tip. An endotracheal tube not deep enough. Arrow marks the tip. No single method for confirming tracheal tube placement has been shown to be 100% reliable. Accordingly, the use of multiple methods for confirmation of correct tube placement is now widely considered to be the standard ...

  3. Advanced airway management - Wikipedia

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    Secondary methods of confirmation include oxygen saturation, chest x-ray, ultrasound, condensation in the endotracheal tube, equal chest rise, breath sounds heard on both sides of the chest (often with the assistance of a large tidal volume breath), and an absence of breath sounds over the epigastrium. No single method of confirming placement ...

  4. Airway management - Wikipedia

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    The most widely used route is orotracheal, in which an endotracheal tube is passed through the mouth and vocal apparatus into the trachea. In a nasotracheal procedure, an endotracheal tube is passed through the nose and vocal apparatus into the trachea. Alternatives to standard endotracheal tubes include laryngeal tube and combitube. [citation ...

  5. Advanced airway - Wikipedia

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    An endotracheal tube, the most frequently used advanced airway. endotracheal tube; supraglottic airway. Laryngeal mask airway; Combitube; King LT; References

  6. Colorimetric capnography - Wikipedia

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    Colorimetric capnography is a qualitative measurement method that detects the presence of carbon dioxide (CO2, a relatively acidic gas) in a given gaseous environment. From a medical perspective, the method is usually applied by exposing litmus paper/film to an environment containing a patient's airway gases (i.e. placing it into their breathing circuit/airway circuit), where it will then ...

  7. Capnography - Wikipedia

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    These uses include verifying and monitoring the position of an endotracheal tube or a blind insertion airway device. A properly positioned tube in the trachea guards the patient's airway and enables the paramedic to breathe for the patient. A misplaced tube in the esophagus can lead to the patient's death if it goes undetected. [12]

  8. Chest radiograph - Wikipedia

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    A chest radiograph, chest X-ray (CXR), or chest film is a projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby structures. Chest radiographs are the most common film taken in medicine.

  9. Cricothyrotomy - Wikipedia

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    A tracheostomy tube or endotracheal tube with a 6 or 7 mm internal diameter is then inserted, the cuff is inflated, and the tube is secured. The person performing the procedure might utilize a bougie device, a semi-rigid, straight piece of plastic with a 25-mm tip at a 30-degree angle, to provide rigidity to the tube and assist with guiding its ...