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What exactly is transtracheal intubation?
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Via the trachea: When placing a tube in the trachea to help a patient breathe and protect their lungs from gastric content is not possible or practical, an incision is made right beneath the voice box into the what is the called the cricoid membrane through which a tube can be inserted directly into the trachea and help the patient breathe.
Answered 12/19/2014
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